Antigen Binding Proteins

ABSTRACT

The present disclosure relates to compositions for treating CD96 mediated diseases, and related methods.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a Divisional of U.S. application Ser. No.17/530,849, filed 19 Nov. 2021, which is a Continuation of InternationalApplication No. PCT/EP2020/076834, filed 25 Sep. 2020, which claims thebenefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/906,876, filed 27 Sep.2019, and U.S. Provisional Application No. 63/057,508, filed 28 Jul.2020, all of which are incorporated herein by reference in theirentireties.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to antigen binding proteins and fragmentsthereof that specifically bind to CD96 and in particular human CD96. Thepresent invention also relates to methods of treating diseases ordisorders with said antigen binding fragments, pharmaceuticalcompositions comprising said antigen binding fragments, and methods ofmanufacture. Other embodiments of the present invention will be apparentfrom the description below.

BACKGROUND TO THE INVENTION

CD96/TACTILE (“T cell activation increased late expression”) is a cellsurface receptor in the immunoglobulin superfamily, which is expressedmainly on T cells, natural killer (NK) cells, and natural killer T (NKT)cells. CD96 belongs to a family of receptors, which includes CD226 andTIGIT (“T cell immunoreceptor with Ig and ITIM domains”) that are knownto interact with nectin and nectin-like ligands. CD155/NECL5(“nectin-like protein-5”) is the primary ligand for all three receptors(CD96, TIGIT and CD226). TIGIT binds to CD155 with higher affinity (3.15nM) than CD226 (119 nM), and CD96 binding is intermediate (37.6 nM)(Martinet L. & Smyth M. J. Nat Rev Immunol. 2015 April; 15(4): 243-54).Besides CD155, both TIGIT and CD226 also bind another ligand CD112 withmuch reduced affinity. Recently a new receptor CD112R was discoveredthat also binds to CD112 (Zhu Y., et al. J Exp Med. 2016 Feb. 8; 213(2):167-76).

Among the receptors in this axis, CD226 (DNAM-1) is one of the majoractivating receptors for NK cells. CD226 has been reported to potentiateNK cell cytotoxicity against cancer cells, and is critical for tumorimmunosurveillance (Lakshmikanth T., et al. J Clin Invest. 2009; 119(5):1251-63; Chan C. J., et al. J Immunol. 2010; 184(2): 902-11; GilfillanS., et al. J Exp Med. 2008; 205(13): 2965-73; Iguchi-Manaka A., et al. JExp Med. 2008; 205(13): 2959-64). Conversely, both CD96 (Chan C. J., etal. Nat Immunol. 2014; 15(5): 431-8) and TIGIT (Lozano E., et al. JImmunol. 2012; 188(8): 3869-75) are known to dampen immune responsesthrough inhibition of NK and/or T cell function. TIGIT expression hasbeen associated with T cell exhaustion (Lozano E., et al. 2012; KurtulusS., et al. J Clin Invest. 2015; 125(11): 4053-62) and NK cell exhaustion(Zhang Q., et al. Nat Immunol. 2018; 19(7): 723-32), and severalanti-TIGIT antibodies are in clinical development.

Overall, there is considerably more literature and mechanisticunderstanding on CD226 and TIGIT relative to CD96. CD226 does not have aclassic ITAM motif as in other immune activating receptors. Upon ligandbinding and receptor dimerization, it conducts a positive signalingthrough a series of phosphorylation events including PKC and Vav1proteins. The cytoplasmic tail of TIGIT contains an ITT motif and aclassic inhibitory ITIM motif. Upon CD155 binding, tyrosinephosphorylation of the ITT motif occurs, and immune inhibitory signalingis transduced downstream involving SHIP1. In contrast, no signaling forCD96 has yet been elucidated. It is known that there is a potentiallyinhibitory ITIM motif in the cytoplasmic tail of CD96, as well as apotentially activating YXXM motif that is present in multiple immuneactivating receptors (e.g. ICOS and CD28) (Georgiev H., et al. FrontImmunol. 2018; 9: 1072).

Although CD96 was discovered over 25 years ago (Wang P. L., et al. JImmunol. 1992; 148(8): 2600-8), little was known about the function ofCD96 other than the fact that it is a member of the immunoglobulinfamily that shares the ligand CD155 with CD226 and TIGIT (Fuchs A., etal. J Immunol. 2004; 172(7): 3994-8). Subsequent publications linkingCD96 to cancer centered mostly on CD96 as a leukemia stem cell (LSC)marker. The first paper indicating CD96 as a potential immuno oncologytarget was published by the lab of Professor Mark Smyth in 2014; CD96was shown to compete with CD226 for CD155 binding in NK cells and CD96negatively regulated production of pro-inflammatory cytokines includingIFNγ (gamma) in mice after activation by LPS (Chan C. J., et al. 2014).CD96 knockout mice as well as anti-CD96 antibody-treated mice were lesssusceptible to MCA-induced sarcoma formation (Id.). In the same study,CD226 or CD155 blockade resulted in a worse outcome, and this ispostulated to be due to the loss of the CD155:CD226 activatory pathway(Id.). Subsequently, further in vivo studies supporting the inhibitionof CD96 for cancer treatment have been published (See, e.g. Blake S. J.,et al. Cancer Discov. 2016; 6(4): 446-59; Brooks J., et al. 2018; 78(2):475-88; Harjunpaa H., et al. Oncoimmunology. 2018; 7(7): e1445949).Accordingly, a need exists for improved antigen binding proteins andfragments thereof that target CD96 for use in the treatment of disease.Such compositions and related methods are provided in the presentdisclosure.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention provides, in a first aspect, CD96 bindingproteins. The present invention also provides, in a second aspect,nucleic acid constructs encoding CD96 binding proteins. In a thirdaspect, the present invention provides expression vectors comprising thenucleic acid according to the second aspect. In a fourth aspect, thepresent invention provides a recombinant host cell comprising thenucleic acid or expression vector described in the previous aspects. Thepresent invention further provides, in a fifth aspect, methods ofproducing a CD96 binding protein comprising culturing the host cell asdescribed in the preceding aspect under conditions suitable forexpression of said nucleic acid sequence(s) or vector(s), whereby apolypeptide comprising the CD96 binding protein is produced. A sixthaspect of the disclosure is the CD96 binding protein produced by themethod for the production described in the preceding aspect. The presentinvention also provides, in a seventh aspect, pharmaceuticalcompositions comprising the CD96 binding protein described in any one ofthe preceding aspects, and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.Another aspect of the disclosure is a method of treatment of a diseasein a subject in need thereof comprising administering to said subject atherapeutically effective amount of the CD96 binding protein or thepharmaceutical composition as described in any one of the precedingaspects to the subject. A further aspect of the disclosure is the methodof treatment described in the preceding aspect further comprisingwhether the subject expresses CD96. Another aspect of the disclosure isa CD96 binding protein or a pharmaceutical composition as described inany one of the preceding aspects for use in therapy or for use in thetreatment of a disease.

The following detailed description of preferred embodiments of theinvention will be better understood when read in conjunction with theappended drawings. For the purpose of illustrating the invention, thereare shown in the drawings, embodiments which are presently preferred. Itshould be understood, however, that the invention is not limited to theprecise arrangements and instrumentalities of the embodiments shown inthe drawings.

DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS/FIGURES

FIGS. 1A and 1B show binding of CD96 binding proteins to human CD3⁺ Tcells (A), and the ability for CD96 binding proteins to prevent thebinding of CD155 to CHO cells expressing human CD96 (B).

FIG. 2 shows solution equilibrium titration (SET) data for CD96 bindingprotein binding to human (a), cynomolgus monkey (b) or mouse (c) CD96.

FIGS. 3A, 3B and 3C show binding of CD96 binding protein to HEK cellstransiently transfected with human or cynomolgus monkey CD96 isoforms.

FIG. 4 shows binding of CD96 binding protein (vs isotype control) toprimary human T cells (total CD3⁺ T cells vs CD4⁺ or CD8⁺ subsets).

FIG. 5 shows binding of CD96 binding protein to activated primarycynomolgus monkey T cells.

FIG. 6 shows CD96 internalisation using imaging cytometry in CD8⁺ Tcells following binding to human PBMCs using imaging cytometry;representative cell images of CD8⁺ T cells (Gray=CD8 staining,white=CD96 binding protein-PE staining) FIG. 7 shows CD96 bindingprotein, when pre-complexed to membrane CD96 in primary human T cells,preventing the binding of CD155:Fc to said T cells.

FIG. 8 shows the displacement of CD155:Fc that has been pre-bound tohuman T cells by CD96 binding protein.

FIG. 9 shows human Fcγ reporter assay data, demonstrating that bindingof CD96 binding proteins to CD96 on primary human T cells does notinduce cross-linking and/or signaling via Fcγ receptors.

FIG. 10 shows human ADCC target cell killing assay data in CD4⁺ and CD8⁺T cells; no evidence of increased cell death was observed in either CD4⁺or CD8⁺ T cells in the presence of CD96 binding proteins.

FIG. 11 shows human CDC target cell killing assay in CD4⁺ T cells; noevidence of induced complement-dependent cellular toxicity is observedfrom CD96 binding protein.

FIG. 12 shows the EC50 data for IFNγ release of CD96 binding proteins(expressed from CHO or HEK cells) in a mixed PMBC-MLR assay.

FIG. 13 shows activity of CD96 binding protein (expressed from HEKcells) on IFNγ production in a mixed PBMC-MLR assay, with or withoutCD4⁺ (A) or CD8⁺ (B) T cells.

FIG. 14 shows the effect of CD96 binding protein on the secretion ofIFNγ and Granzyme B in a mixed PBMC-MLR assay.

FIGS. 15A, 15B and 15C show the frequency of IFNγ⁺ cells in differentcell populations on day 3 in a mixed PBMC-MLR assay, in the presence ofCD96 binding protein and controls.

FIGS. 16A, 16B and 16C show the frequency of CD96⁺ cells in CD4⁺, CD8⁺,and NK cell populations upon treatment with CD96 binding protein andcontrols in a mixed PBMC-MLR assay.

FIGS. 17A, 17B and 17C show expression level of CD96 in CD4⁺, CD8⁺, andNK cell populations upon treatment with CD96 binding proteins andcontrols in a mixed PBMC-MLR assay.

FIG. 18 shows FACs characterization displaying the effect of CD96binding protein on the ratio of CD226⁺ single positive vs CD226⁺CD96⁺double positive NK cells in a mixed PBMC-MLR assay.

FIG. 19 shows FACs characterization displaying the effect of CD96binding protein on IFNγ⁺ GrzB⁺ double positive cells among NK cell totalpopulation in a mixed PBMC-MLR assay.

FIG. 20 shows the inhibitory effect of plate-bound CD155-Fc on IFNγproduction in a human PBMC assay.

FIG. 21 shows the activity of CD96 binding protein in renal cancer TILfunctional assays, alone or in combination with anti-PD1 or anti-TIGITantibodies.

FIGS. 22A and 22B show bioluminescence imaging study data of CD96binding protein in a NK cell dependent B16F10 melanoma lung colonizationmodel, showing representative bioluminescent images acquiredapproximately 15 minutes post injection of B16F10 RFluc melanoma cells.

FIG. 23 shows lung bioluminescent signal at Day 14 post B16F10 cellinjection in mice without depletion; with CD4, CD8, or NK celldepletion.

FIGS. 24A and 24B show in vivo bioluminescent lung signals at day 14 andday 20 exhibiting the effect of CD96 binding proteins (vs control) onlung metastasis in various groups.

FIG. 25 shows images of CD96 binding protein treated CD4⁺/CD8⁺ depletedmouse lungs vs control at day 20 (end of study).

FIG. 26 shows IFNγ production in CD155 coated PBMC assay in the presenceof CD96 binding proteins or isotype control in the presence ofanti-TIGIT mAb, as evaluate by MSD.

FIG. 27 shows TNFα production in CD155 coated PBMC assay in the presenceof CD96 binding proteins or isotype control in the presence ofanti-TIGIT mAb, as evaluate by MSD.

FIG. 28 shows IFNγ production in CD155 coated PBMC assay in the presenceof CD96 binding proteins or isotype control in the presence or absenceof anti-TIGIT mAb for 3 days, as evaluated by MSD.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The present disclosure provides CD96 binding proteins, nucleic acidsencoding said proteins, and related subject matter.

As used herein and in the claims, the singular forms “a,” “and,” and“the” include plural reference unless the context clearly dictatesotherwise. Thus, for example, reference to “a peptide chain” is areference to one or more peptide chains and includes equivalents thereofknown to those skilled in the art.

As used herein and in the claims, the term “comprising” encompasses“including” or “consisting” e.g. a composition “comprising” X mayconsist exclusively of X or may include something additional, e.g., X+Y.

The term “consisting essentially of” limits the scope of the feature tothe specified materials or steps and those that do not materially affectthe basic characteristic(s) of the claimed feature.

The term “consisting of” excludes the presence of any additionalcomponent(s).

Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used hereinhave the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill inthe art to which this invention belongs. Although any compositions andmethods similar or equivalent to those described herein can be used inthe practice or testing of the methods of the disclosure, exemplarycompositions and methods are described herein. Any of the aspects andembodiments of the disclosure described herein may also be combined. Forexample, the subject matter of any dependent or independent claimdisclosed herein may be multiply combined (e.g., one or more recitationsfrom each dependent claim may be combined into a single claim based onthe independent claim on which they depend).

Ranges provided herein include all values within a particular rangedescribed and values about an endpoint for a particular range. Thefigures and tables of the disclosure also describe ranges, and discretevalues, which may constitute an element of any of the methods disclosedherein.

Concentrations described herein are determined at ambient temperatureand pressure. This may be, for example, the temperature and pressure atroom temperature or in within a particular portion of a process stream.Preferably, concentrations are determined at a standard state of 25° C.and 1 bar of pressure.

The term “about” means a value within two standard deviations of themean for any particular measured value.

“Affinity” is the strength of binding of one molecule to another. Thebinding affinity of an antigen binding protein to its target may bedetermined by equilibrium methods (e.g. enzyme-linked immunosorbentassay (ELISA) or radioimmunoassay (RIA)), or kinetics (e.g. BIACORE™analysis).

The term “antigen” as used herein refers to a structure of amacromolecule which is selectively recognized by an antigen bindingprotein. Antigens include but are not limited to protein (with orwithout polysaccharides) or protein composition comprising one or more Tcell epitopes. As is contemplated herein, the target binding domains anantigen binding protein may recognize a sugar side chain of aglycoprotein rather than a specific amino acid sequence or of amacromolecule. Thus, the sugar moiety or sulfated sugar moiety serves asan antigen.

The term “antigen binding protein”, as used herein refers to isolatedproteins, antibodies, antibody fragments (e.g., Fabs etc.) and otherantibody derived protein constructs, such as those comprising domains(e.g., domain antibodies etc.) which are capable of binding to CD96.Such alternative antibody formats include triabody, tetrabody,miniantibody, and a minibody. Also included are alternative scaffolds inwhich the one or more CDRs of any molecules in accordance with thedisclosure can be arranged onto a suitable non-immunoglobulin proteinscaffold or skeleton, such as an affibody, a SpA scaffold, an LDLreceptor class A domain, an avimer (see, e.g., U.S. Patent ApplicationPublication Nos. 2005/0053973, 2005/0089932, 2005/0164301) or an EGFdomain. An ABP also includes antigen binding fragments of suchantibodies or other molecules. Further, an ABP may comprise the VHregions of the invention formatted into a full length antibody, a(Fab′)2 fragment, a Fab fragment, a bi-specific or biparatopic moleculeor equivalent thereof (such as scFV, bi- tri- or tetra-bodies, Tandabs,etc.), when paired with an appropriate light chain. The ABP may comprisean antibody that is an IgG1, IgG2, IgG3, or IgG4; or IgM; IgA, IgE orIgD or a modified variant thereof. The constant domain of the antibodyheavy chain may be selected accordingly. The light chain constant domainmay be a kappa or lambda constant domain. The ABP may also be a chimericantibody of the type described in WO86/01533, which comprises an antigenbinding region and a non-immunoglobulin region. The antigen bindingproteins of the disclosure can be provided as a lyophilized powdercontaining the antibody and excipients which can be reconstituted with apharmaceutically acceptable carrier (e.g., sterile water). Thisreconstituted pharmaceutical composition can then be administered eithersubcutaneously or intravenously (e.g., with further dilution). Theantigen binding proteins of the disclosure can also be provided as aliquid formulation containing the antibody, excipients and apharmaceutically acceptable carrier. This liquid pharmaceuticalcomposition can then be administered either subcutaneously orintravenously (e.g., with further dilution). The terms “ABP,” “antigenbinding protein,” and “binding protein” are used interchangeably herein.As used herein, the terms “peptide,” “polypeptide,” and “protein” areused interchangeably, and refer to a compound comprised of amino acidresidues covalently linked by peptide bonds. A protein or peptide mustcontain at least two amino acids, and no limitation is placed on themaximum number of amino acids that can comprise a protein's or peptide'ssequence. Polypeptides include any peptide or protein comprising two ormore amino acids joined to each other by peptide bonds. As used herein,the term refers to both short chains, which also commonly are referredto in the art as peptides, oligopeptides and oligomers, for example, andto longer chains, which generally are referred to in the art asproteins, of which there are many types. “Polypeptides” include, forexample, biologically active fragments, substantially homologouspolypeptides, oligopeptides, homodimers, heterodimers, variants ofpolypeptides, modified polypeptides, derivatives, analogs, fusionproteins, among others. The polypeptides include natural peptides,recombinant peptides, synthetic peptides, or a combination thereof.

The term “antibody variant” as used herein means an antibody thatdiffers from a parent antibody by virtue of at least one amino acidmodification (e.g., by having a different amino acid side chain),post-translational modification or other modification in at least oneheavy chain, light chain, or combinations of these that results in astructural change (e.g., different amino acid side chain, differentpost-translational modification or other modification) relative to theparent antibody. Structural changes can be determined directly by avariety of methods well known in the art such as LC-MS, directsequencing or indirectly via methods such as isoelectric focusing andthe like. Such methods are well known to those of ordinary skill in theart.

The term “epitope” as used herein refers to that portion of the antigenthat makes contact with a particular binding domain. An epitope may belinear or conformational/discontinuous. A conformational ordiscontinuous epitope comprises amino acid residues that are separatedby other sequences, i.e. not in a continuous sequence in the antigen'sprimary sequence. Although the residues may be from different regions ofthe peptide chain, they are in close proximity in the three dimensionalstructure of the antigen. In the case of multimeric antigens, aconformational or discontinuous epitope may include residues fromdifferent peptide chains. Particular residues comprised within anepitope can be determined through computer modelling programs or viathree-dimensional structures obtained through methods known in the art,such as X-ray crystallography. As is contemplated herein the termepitope includes post-translational modification to a polypeptide thatcan be recognized by an antigen binding protein or domain, such as sugarmoiety of a glycosylated protein.

The term “isolated” as used herein, means altered or removed from thenatural state. For example, a nucleic acid or a peptide naturallypresent in a living animal is not “isolated,” but the same nucleic acidor peptide partially or completely separated from the coexistingmaterials of its natural state is “isolated.” An isolated nucleic acidor protein can exist in substantially purified form, or can exist in anon-native environment such as, for example, a host cell.

CD96 (Cluster of Differentiation 96), also known as TACTILE, is areceptor expressed on T cells and NK cells, shares sequence similaritywith CD226 (DNAM01), and is a type 1 transmembrane glycoproteinbelonging to the immunoglobulin superfamily.

Human CD96 has 3 isoforms: two membrane (V1; V2) and a soluble form. Thelonger V1 isoform is a 585 amino acid protein with a MW of 65,634 Da. Ashorter isoform V2 (569 aa) has a MW of 63,888 Da. V2 differs from V1 byhaving a short deletion of the Ig fold of the second domain. The firstdomain of CD96 is reported to contain the epitope(s) required for CD155binding while the second domain modulates the magnitude/strength ofbinding. CD96V2 binds much more strongly to CD155 than does CD96V1, andis also a predominantly expressed form with the exception of acutemyeloid leukemia AML (cells). Little is known about the soluble form ofCD96 (sCD96). It has been reported that sCD96 was detected in healthydonor blood (1-3 ng/ml), with higher levels detected in hepatitis Bvirus (HBV) HBV/liver cirrhosis patients.

Based on mRNA analysis of normal human tissues the highest expression ofCD96 (probe detecting both V1 and V2 of CD96) is observed inhematopoietic cells. CD96 expression is also observed in tissuescontaining large numbers of lymphocytes, such as spleen, lungs, thyroidand small intestine. Among hematopoietic cells, CD96 is most abundant inT cells and NK cells, with lower expression in some B cells. Like CD96,TIGIT and CD226 are most abundant in hematopoietic cells, and expressedin both T cells and NK cells. CD226 is also expressed in conventional DCcells. The ligand CD155 shows a broad expression pattern in human normaltissue and is also expressed in DC cells and macrophages (antigenpresenting cells). CD155 is not expressed in T cells or NK cells.

The binding affinity (KD) of the antigen binding protein-target antigeninteraction may be 1 mM or less, 100 nM or less, 10 nM or less, 2 nM orless or 1 nM or less. Alternatively, the KD may be between 5 and 10 nM;or between 1 and 2 nM. The KD may be between 1 pM and 500 pM; or between500 pM and 1 nM. For example certain useful such variants have a bindingaffinity (KD) which is at least about 40 nM or at least about 35 nM orat least about nM e.g. about 10 pM to about 30 nM.

The binding affinity of the antigen binding protein is determined by theassociation constant (Ka) and the dissociation constant (Kd) (KD=Kd/Ka).The binding affinity may be measured by BIACORE™, for example, bycapture of the test antibody onto a protein-A coated sensor surface andflowing target antigen over this surface. Alternatively, the bindingaffinity can be measured by FORTEBIO, for example, with the testantibody receptor captured onto a protein-A coated needle and flowingtarget antigen over this surface. Alternatively the binding affinity(KD) can be measured by using MSD-SET analysis (MSD solution equilibriumtitration) for example with the test antibody titrarated onto a standardbind MSD plate and detected using an MSD SECTOR IMAGER. MSD-SETdetermines the solution phase, equilibrium affinity of antibodies. Thisknown method relies on the detection of free antigen at equilibrium in atitrated series of antibody concentrations.

The Kd may be 1×10-3 Ms-1 or less, 1×10-4 Ms-1 or less, or 1×10-5 Ms-1or less. The Kd may be between 1×10-5 Ms-1 and 1×10-4 Ms-1; or between1×10-4 Ms-1 and 1×10-3 Ms-1. A slow Kd may result in a slow dissociationof the antigen binding protein-target antigen complex and improvedneutralization of the target antigen.

The term “specific antigen binding activity” as used herein meansantigen binding activity as measured e.g. by Surface Plasmon Resonance(SPR). CD96 specific binding activity may be determined by SPR using aBIACORE™ instrument, for example performed in the binding mode. It isbinding activity divided by total protein content in a sample.

The terms “VH” and “VL” are used herein to refer to the heavy chainvariable region and light chain variable region respectively of anantigen binding protein.

“CDRs” are defined as the complementarity determining region amino acidsequences of an antigen binding protein. These are the hypervariableregions of immunoglobulin heavy and light chains. There are three heavychain and three light chain CDRs (or CDR regions) in the variableportion of an immunoglobulin. Thus, “CDRs” as used herein refers to allthree heavy chain CDRs, all three light chain CDRs, all heavy and lightchain CDRs, or at least one CDR and wherein the at least one CDR isCDRH3. Framework regions follow each of these CDR regions. Acceptableheavy chain variable region and light chain variable region framework 1,framework 2 and framework 3 regions are readily recognized by those ofordinary skill in the art. Acceptable heavy chain constant regions(including hinge regions) and light chain constant regions are readilyrecognized by those of ordinary skill in the art as well. Acceptableantibody isotypes are similarly readily recognized by those of ordinaryskill in the art.

Throughout this specification, amino acid residues in variable domainsequences and full length antibody sequences are numbered according tothe Kabat numbering convention. Similarly, the terms “CDR”, “CDRL1”,“CDRL2”, “CDRL3”, “CDRH1”, “CDRH2”, “CDRH3” used in the specificationfollow the Kabat numbering convention.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that there arealternative numbering conventions for amino acid residues in variabledomain sequences and full length antibody sequences. There are alsoalternative numbering conventions for CDR sequences, for example thoseset out according to the Chothia numbering convention. The structure andprotein folding of the antibody may mean that other residues areconsidered part of the CDR sequence and would be understood to be so bya skilled person.

Other numbering conventions for CDR sequences available to a skilledperson include “AbM” (University of Bath) and “contact” (UniversityCollege London) methods. The minimum overlapping region using at leasttwo of the Kabat, Chothia, AbM and contact methods can be determined toprovide the “minimum binding unit”. The minimum binding unit may be asub-portion of a CDR.

Table 1 below represents one definition using each numbering conventionfor each CDR or binding unit. The Kabat numbering scheme is used inTable 1 to number the variable domain amino acid sequence. It should benoted that some of the CDR definitions may vary depending on theindividual publication used.

TABLE 1 Kabat Chothia Contact Minimum CDR CDR AbM CDR CDR binding unitH1 31-35/ 26-32/33/34 26-35/ 30-35/ 31-32 35A/35B 35A/35B 35A/35B H250-65 52-56 50-58 47-58 52-56 H3  95-102  95-102  95-102  93-101  95-101L1 24-34 24-34 24-34 30-36 30-34 L2 50-56 50-56 50-56 46-55 50-55 L389-97 89-97 89-97 89-96 89-96

In one embodiment of the disclosure is a CD96 binding proteincomprising: (a) (i) any one or a combination of CDRs selected fromCDRH1, CDRH2, CDRH3 from SEQ ID NOS: 2, 6, 10, 14, 18, 22, 26, 30, 34,38, 42, 46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 70, 74, 78, 82, 86, 90, and 94, and/orCDRL1, CDRL2, CRDL3 from SEQ ID NOS: 1, 5, 9, 13, 17, 21, 25, 29, 33,37, 41, 45, 49, 53, 57, 61, 65, 69, 73, 77, 81, 85, 89, and 93; or (ii)a CDR variant of (i) wherein the variant has 1, 2, or 3 amino acidmodifications; or (b) a VH region comprising a sequence at least 80%identical (or at least 85%, 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%,99%, 99.5% identical) to the sequence of SEQ ID NOS: 2, 6, 10, 14, 18,22, 26, 30, 34, 38, 42, 46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 70, 74, 78, 82, 86, 90,or 94; and/or a VL region comprising a sequence at least 80% identicalto the sequence of SEQ ID NOS: 1, 5, 9, 13, 17, 21, 25, 29, 33, 37, 41,45, 49, 53, 57, 61, 65, 69, 73, 77, 81, 85, 89, or 93.

In another embodiment, the CD96 binding protein comprises: (a) (i) anyone or a combination of CDRs selected from CDRH1, CDRH2, CDRH3 from SEQID NOS: 2, 6, 10, 14, 18, 22, 26, 30, 34, 38, 42, 46, 50, 54, 58, 62,66, 70, 74, 78, 82, 86, 90, and 94, and/or CDRL1, CDRL2, CRDL3 from SEQID NOS: 1, 5, 9, 13, 17, 21, 25, 29, 33, 37, 41, 45, 49, 53, 57, 61, 65,69, 73, 77, 81, 85, 89, and 93; or (ii) a CDR variant of (i) wherein thevariant has 1, 2, or 3 amino acid modifications; or (b) a VH regioncomprising a sequence of SEQ ID NOS: 2, 6, 10, 14, 18, 22, 26, 30, 34,38, 42, 46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 70, 74, 78, 82, 86, 90, or 94; and/or aVL region comprising a sequence at least 80% identical (or at least 85%,90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99%, 99.5% identical) tothe sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, 5, 9, 13, 17, 21, 25, 29, 33, 37, 41, 45,49, 53, 57, 61, 65, 69, 73, 77, 81, 85, 89, or 93. Another embodiment ofthe disclosure is the CD96 binding protein described in the previousaspect comprising a CDRH1 selected from SEQ ID NOS: 105-125; a CDRH2selected from SEQ ID NOS: 126-146; and/or a CDRH3 selected from SEQ IDNOS: 147-150; a CDRL1 selected from of SEQ ID NOS: 97-98; a CDRL2selected from SEQ ID NOS: 99-100; and/or a CDRL3 selected from SEQ IDNOS: 101-104.

Another embodiment of the disclosure is the CD96 binding proteindescribed in any one of the preceding aspects wherein the bindingprotein comprises CDRH3 that is 100% identical to Seq ID NOS: 147, 148,149, or 150.

Another embodiment of the disclosure is the CD96 binding proteindescribed in any one of the preceding aspects comprising a CDRH1 that is100% identical to SEQ ID NO: 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112,113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124 or 125; aCDRH2 that is 100% identical to SEQ ID NO: 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131,132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, or146; and/or a CDRH3 that is 100% identical to SEQ ID NO: 147, 148, 149,or 150; a CDRL1 that is 100% identical to SEQ ID NO: 97 or 98; a CDRL2that is 100% identical to SEQ ID NO: 99 or 100; and/or a CDRL3 that is100% identical to SEQ ID NO: 101, 102, 103, or 104.

Another embodiment of the disclosure is the CD96 binding proteindescribed in any one of the preceding aspects wherein all 6 CDRs arepresent in the binding protein.

Another embodiment of the disclosure is the CD96 binding proteindescribed in any one of the preceding aspects comprising a CDRH1 of SEQID NO: 115; a CDRH2 of SEQ ID NO: 145; and a CDRH3 of SEQ ID NO: 147;and/or a CDRL1 of SEQ ID NO: 97; a CDRL2 of SEQ ID NO: 99; and a CDRL3of SEQ ID NO: 101.

Another embodiment of the disclosure is the CD96 binding proteindescribed in any one of the preceding aspects wherein the bindingprotein comprises: a VH region that is 75% identical to SEQ ID NO: 86;and/or a VL region that is 75% identical to SEQ ID NO: 85 (or at least85%, 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99%, 99.5% identicalto these sequences). Another aspect of the disclosure is the CD96binding protein described in any one of the preceding aspects whereinthe binding protein comprises: a VH region that is 100% identical to SEQID NO: 86; and/or a VL region that is 100% identical to SEQ ID NO: 85.

In one embodiment of the disclosure the invention provides a CD96binding protein which comprises the any of the CDRs as described herein(alone or in the combinations described) and which also comprise an Fcregion which can bind to the Fc gamma receptor and/or can promoteIFNgamma release. Such an Fc region can be the wild type IgG1Fc.

In one embodiment of the disclosure the invention provides a CD96binding protein which comprises the any of the VH regions as describedherein (alone or in the combinations described) and which also comprisean Fc region which can bind to the Fc gamma receptor and/or can promoteIFNgamma release. Such an Fc region can be the wild type IgG1Fc.

In one embodiment of the disclosure the invention provides a CD96binding protein which comprises the any of the VL regions as describedherein (alone or in the combinations described) and which also comprisean Fc region which can bind to the Fc gamma receptor and/or can promoteIFNgamma release. Such an Fc region can be the wild type IgG1Fc.

Another embodiment of the disclosure is the CD96 binding protein asdescribed in any one of the preceding aspects, which is an antibody,wherein the binding protein comprises: a (complete) heavy chain that is75% identical (or at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%,97%, 98%, 99%, 99.5% identical) to SEQ ID NO: 165; and/or a (complete)light chain that is 75% identical (or at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 91%, 92%,93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99%, 99.5% identical) to SEQ ID NO: 166.

Another aspect of the disclosure is the CD96 binding protein describedin any one of the preceding aspects wherein the binding proteincomprises: a VH region that is 100% identical to SEQ ID NO: 86; and/or aVL region that is 100% identical to SEQ ID NO: 85. Another aspect of thedisclosure is the CD96 binding protein described in any one of thepreceding aspects, which is an antibody, and wherein the binding proteincomprises: a (complete) heavy chain that is 100% identical to the aminoacid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 165; and/or a (complete) light chain that is100% identical to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 166 (CDRs areunderlined in SEQ ID Nos 165 and 166); or is an antibody which binds toCD96 and wherein the heavy chain is encoded by the nucleic acid sequenceof SEQ ID NO: 167 and/or the light chain is encoded by the nucleic acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 168.

Another aspect of the disclosure is the CD96 binding protein describedin any one of the preceding aspects, which is an antibody, and whereinthe binding protein comprises: a (complete) heavy chain that is 100%identical to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 170; and/or a(complete) light chain that is 100% identical to the amino acid sequenceof SEQ ID NO: 169 (CDRs are underlined) or is an antibody which binds toCD96 and wherein the heavy chain is encoded by the nucleic acid sequenceof SEQ ID NO: 172 and/or the light chain is encoded by the nucleic acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 171.

Another aspect of the disclosure is the CD96 binding protein describedin any one of the preceding aspects, which is an antibody, and whereinthe binding protein comprises: a (complete) heavy chain that is 100%identical to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 174; and/or a(complete) light chain that is 100% identical to the amino acid sequenceof SEQ ID NO: 173 (CDRs are underlined) or is an antibody which binds toCD96 and wherein the heavy chain is encoded by the nucleic acid sequenceof SEQ ID NO: 176 and/or the light chain is encoded by the nucleic acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 175.

The invention includes binding proteins which are 100% identical to anyof the amino acid sequences described herein and also proteins which arevariants of the amino acid sequences described herein e.g. sequenceswhich are at least 75% identical or at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 91%, 92%,93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99%, 99.5%, identical to the sequencesherein.

The invention also included nucleic acids encoding the binding proteinsof the invention including nucleic acids which are 100% identical to anyof the nucleic acid sequences sequences described herein and alsonucleic acids which are variants of the sequences described herein e.g.sequences which are at least 75% identical or at least 80%, 85%, 90%,91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99%, 99.5%, identical to thesequences herein.

CDRs and variable regions with amino acid sequences provided in thepresent application have binding affinity to CD96 which is equal to orbetter than that of CD155 and/or are variable regions which can preventor displace CD155 from binding to CD96 (examples of binding assays whichcan be used to determine this are set out in examples 1 and 2 herein).Useful variants of the sequences described herein are variants in whichthe variable regions have binding affinity to CD96 which is equal to orbetter than that of CD155 or which can prevent or displace CD155 frombinding to CD96 (examples of binding assays which can be used todetermine this are set out in examples 1 and 2 herein). For examplecertain useful such variants have a binding affinity (KD) which is atleast about 40 nM or at least about 35 nM or at least about 30 nM e.g.about 10 pM to about 30 nM when for example binding affinity isdetermined by MSD-SET assays as detailed herein.

Useful CD96 binding proteins (such as antibodies) according to thepresent invention can comprise such variable regions and also an Fcregion as described herein wherein said Fc region can bind to the Fcgamma receptor and/or can promote IFN gamma release. Such an Fc regionaccording to the invention is the wild type IgG1Fc or a functionalvariant thereof (for example an Fc disabled variant which region canbind to the Fc gamma receptor and/or can promote IFN gamma release).Hence any of the CDRs and/or variable regions of the invention can becombined with an Fc region of the invention e.g. the wild type IgG1Fc ora functional variant thereof.

Another embodiment of the disclosure is the CD96 binding proteindescribed in any one of the preceding aspects wherein the bindingprotein comprises a synthetic polypeptide, a humanised sequence, or achimeric sequence.

As used herein, the term “conservative sequence modifications” isintended to refer to amino acid modifications that do not significantlyaffect or alter the binding characteristics of the antibody or antibodyfragment containing the amino acid sequence. Such conservativemodifications include amino acid substitutions, additions and deletions.Modifications can be introduced into an antibody or antibody fragment ofthe invention by standard techniques known in the art, such assite-directed mutagenesis and PCR-mediated mutagenesis. Conservativeamino acid substitutions are ones in which the amino acid residue isreplaced with an amino acid residue having a similar side chain.Families of amino acid residues having similar side chains have beendefined in the art. These families include amino acids with basic sidechains (e.g., lysine, arginine, histidine), acidic side chains (e.g.,aspartic acid, glutamic acid), uncharged polar side chains (e.g.,glycine, asparagine, glutamine, serine, threonine, tyrosine, cysteine,tryptophan), nonpolar side chains (e.g., alanine, valine, leucine,isoleucine, proline, phenylalanine, methionine), beta-branched sidechains (e.g., threonine, valine, isoleucine) and aromatic side chains(e.g., tyrosine, phenylalanine, tryptophan, histidine).

The term “domain” refers to a folded protein structure which retains itstertiary structure independent of the rest of the protein. Generally,domains are responsible for discrete functional properties of proteinsand in many cases, may be added, removed or transferred to otherproteins without loss of function of the remainder of the protein and/orof the domain.

The term “nucleic acid” or “polynucleotide” refers to deoxyribonucleicacids (DNA) or ribonucleic acids (RNA) and polymers thereof in eithersingle- or double-stranded form. Unless specifically limited, the termencompasses nucleic acids containing known analogues of naturalnucleotides that have similar binding properties as the referencenucleic acid and are metabolized in a manner similar to naturallyoccurring nucleotides. Unless otherwise indicated, a particular nucleicacid sequence also implicitly encompasses conservatively modifiedvariants thereof (e.g., degenerate codon substitutions), alleles,orthologs, SNPs, and complementary sequences as well as the sequenceexplicitly indicated. Specifically, degenerate codon substitutions maybe achieved by generating sequences in which the third position of oneor more selected (or all) codons is substituted with mixed-base and/ordeoxyinosine residues (Batzer et al., Nucleic Acid Res. 19:5081 (1991);Ohtsuka et al., J. Biol. Chem. 260:2605-2608 (1985); and Rossolini etal., Mol. Cell. Probes 8:91-98 (1994)).

In one embodiment of the disclosure is a nucleic acid sequence whichencodes the CD96 binding protein described in any one of the precedingembodiments.

A further embodiment of the disclosure is the nucleic acid sequencedescribed in the previous embodiment wherein the sequence comprises SEQID NO 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64, 68,72, 76, 80, 84, 88, 92, or 96 encoding the heavy chain; and/or SEQ IDNO: 3, 7, 11, 15, 19, 23, 27, 31, 35, 39, 43, 47, 51, 55, 59, 63, 67,71, 75, 79, 83, 87, 91, or 95 encoding the light chain. Anotherembodiment of the disclosure is an expression vector comprising thenucleic acid described in any of the preceding embodiments.

The compositions described herein may be produced by any number ofconventional techniques. For example, the compositions may be expressedin and purified from recombinant expression systems. In one embodiment,the composition is produced by a method of culturing a host cell underconditions suitable for expression of CD96 binding protein described inany of the preceding embodiments wherein the composition is expressed,and optionally purified, and optionally formulated within apharmaceutical composition.

A number of different expression systems and purification regimes can beused to produce the compositions. Generally, host cells are transformedwith a recombinant expression vector encoding the antibody. A wide rangeof host cells can be employed, including Eukaryotic cell lines ofmammalian origin (e.g., CHO, Perc6, HEK293, HeLa, NSO). Suitable hostcells include mammalian cells such as CHO (e.g., CHOK1 and CHO-DG44).

The host cell may be an isolated host cell. The host cell is usually notpart of a multicellular organism (e.g., plant or animal). The host cellmay be a non-human host cell.

Appropriate cloning and expression vectors for use with eukaryotic ormammalian cellular hosts and methods of cloning are known in the art.

The cells may be cultured under conditions that promote expression ofthe antibody. For example, a production bioreactor is used to culturethe cells. The production bioreactor volume may be: (i) about 20,000litres, about 10,000 litres; about 5,000 litres; about 2,000 litres;about 1,000 litres; or about 500 litres; or (ii) between 500 and 20,000litres; between 500 and 10,000 litres; between 500 and 5,000 litres;between 1,000 and 10,000 litres, or between 2,000 and 10,000 litres. Forexample, the cells may be cultured in a production bioreactor at a pH ofabout 6.75 to pH 7.00. Alternatively, the cells may be cultured in aproduction bioreactor for about 12 to about 18 days. Alternatively, thecells may be cultured in a production bioreactor at a pH of about 6.75to pH 7.00, for about 12 to about 18 days. This culture step may help tocontrol the level of deamidated antibody variants, for example, toreduce the level of deamidated antibody variants.

The composition may be recovered and purified by conventional proteinpurification procedures. For example, the composition may be harvesteddirectly from the culture medium. Harvest of the cell culture medium maybe via clarification, for example by centrifugation and/or depthfiltration. Recovery of the composition is followed by purification toensure adequate purity.

A further embodiment of the disclosure is a recombinant host cellcomprising the nucleic acid sequences or the expression vector describedin any of the preceding embodiments. Another embodiment of thedisclosure is a method for the production of a CD96 binding proteincomprising culturing the host cell as described in the precedingembodiment under conditions suitable for expression of said nucleic acidsequence(s) or vector(s), whereby a polypeptide comprising the CD96binding protein is produced. A further embodiment of the disclosure isthe CD96 binding protein produced by the method for the productiondescribed in the preceding embodiment. Another embodiment of thedisclosure in a cell line engineered to express the CD96 binding proteindescribed in any one of the preceding embodiments.

“Percent identity” between a query nucleic acid sequence and a subjectnucleic acid sequence is the “Identities” value, expressed as apercentage, that is calculated by the BLASTN algorithm when a subjectnucleic acid sequence has 100% query coverage with a query nucleic acidsequence after a pair-wise BLASTN alignment is performed. Such pair-wiseBLASTN alignments between a query nucleic acid sequence and a subjectnucleic acid sequence are performed by using the default settings of theBLASTN algorithm available on the National Center for BiotechnologyInstitute's website with the filter for low complexity regions turnedoff. Importantly, a query nucleic acid sequence may be described by anucleic acid sequence identified in one or more claims herein.

“Percent identity” between a query amino acid sequence and a subjectamino acid sequence is the “Identities” value, expressed as apercentage, that is calculated by the BLASTP algorithm when a subjectamino acid sequence has 100% query coverage with a query amino acidsequence after a pair-wise BLASTP alignment is performed. Such pair-wiseBLASTP alignments between a query amino acid sequence and a subjectamino acid sequence are performed by using the default settings of theBLASTP algorithm available on the National Center for BiotechnologyInstitute's website with the filter for low complexity regions turnedoff. Importantly, a query amino acid sequence may be described by anamino acid sequence identified in one or more claims herein.

The query sequence may be 100% identical to the subject sequence, or itmay include up to a certain integer number of amino acid or nucleotidealterations as compared to the subject sequence such that the % identityis less than 100%. For example, the query sequence is at least 50, 60,70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 96, 97, 98, or 99% identical to the subjectsequence. Such alterations include at least one amino acid deletion,substitution (including conservative and non-conservative substitution),or insertion, and wherein said alterations may occur at the amino- orcarboxy-terminal positions of the query sequence or anywhere betweenthose terminal positions, interspersed either individually among theamino acids or nucleotides in the query sequence or in one or morecontiguous groups within the query sequence.

“Sequence identity” as used herein is the degree of relatedness betweentwo or more amino acid sequences, or two or more nucleic acid sequences,as determined by comparing the sequences. The comparison of sequencesand determination of sequence identity may be accomplished using amathematical algorithm; those skilled in the art will be aware ofcomputer programs available to align two sequences and determine thepercent identity between them. The skilled person will appreciate thatdifferent algorithms may yield slightly different results.

The term “specifically binds,” and grammatical variations thereof asused herein with respect to an antibody, is meant an antibody orantibody fragment which recognizes and binds with a specific antigen,but does not substantially recognize or bind other molecules in asample. For example, an antibody that specifically binds to an antigenfrom one species may also bind to that antigen from one or more species.But, such cross-species reactivity does not itself alter theclassification of an antibody as specific. In another example, anantibody that specifically binds to an antigen may also bind todifferent allelic forms of the antigen. However, such cross reactivitydoes not itself alter the classification of an antibody as specific. Insome instances, the terms “specific binding” or “specifically binding,”can be used in reference to the interaction of an antibody, a protein,or a peptide with a second chemical species, to mean that theinteraction is dependent upon the presence of a particular structure(e.g., an antigenic determinant or epitope) on the chemical species; forexample, an antibody recognizes and binds to a specific proteinstructure rather than to proteins generally. If an antibody is specificfor epitope “A”, the presence of a molecule containing epitope A (orfree, unlabelled A), in a reaction containing labelled “A” and theantibody, will reduce the amount of labelled A bound to the antibody.

The term “pharmaceutical composition” as used herein means a compositionsuitable for administration to a patient.

The pharmaceutical compositions described herein may comprise purifiedpreparations of CD96 binding proteins as described herein.

For example, the pharmaceutical preparation may comprise a purifiedpreparation of a CD96 binding as described herein in combination with apharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

Typically, such pharmaceutical compositions comprise a pharmaceuticallyacceptable carrier as known and called for by acceptable pharmaceuticalpractice. Examples of such carriers include sterilized carriers, such assaline, Ringers solution, or dextrose solution, optionally buffered withsuitable buffers to a pH within a range of 5 to 8.

Pharmaceutical compositions may be administered by injection or infusion(e.g., intravenous, intraperitoneal, intradermal, subcutaneous,intramuscular, or intraportal). Such compositions are suitably free ofvisible particulate matter. Pharmaceutical compositions may comprisebetween 1 mg to 10 g of antigen binding protein, for example, between 5mg and 1 g of antigen binding protein. Alternatively, the compositionmay comprise between 5 mg and 500 mg of antigen binding protein, forexample, between 5 mg and 50 mg.

Methods for the preparation of such pharmaceutical compositions are wellknown to those skilled in the art. Pharmaceutical compositions maycomprise between 1 mg to 10 g of antigen binding protein in unit dosageform, optionally together with instructions for use. Pharmaceuticalcompositions may be lyophilized (freeze dried) for reconstitution priorto administration according to methods well known or apparent to thoseskilled in the art. Where antibodies have an IgG1 isotype, a chelator ofcopper, such as citrate (e.g., sodium citrate) or EDTA or histidine, maybe added to the pharmaceutical composition to reduce the degree ofcopper-mediated degradation of antibodies of this isotype.Pharmaceutical compositions may also comprise a solubilizer, such asarginine, a surfactant/anti-aggregation agent such as polysorbate 80,and an inert gas such as nitrogen to replace vial headspace oxygen.

In one embodiment of the disclosure is a pharmaceutical compositioncomprising the CD96 binding protein as described in any of the precedingembodiments, and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient. A furtherembodiment of the disclosure is a pharmaceutical composition comprisinga therapeutically effective amount of a CD96 binding protein asdescribed in any one of the preceding embodiments.

The term “anti-tumor effect” as used herein, refers to a biologicaleffect which can be manifested by a reduction in the rate of tumorgrowth, decrease in tumor volume, a decrease in the number of tumorcells, a decrease in the number of metastases, an increase in lifeexpectancy, or amelioration of various physiological symptoms associatedwith the cancerous condition. An “anti-tumor effect” can also bemanifested by the ability of the peptides, polynucleotides, cells andantibodies of the invention in prevention of the occurrence of tumor inthe first place.

As used herein, the terms “cancer,” “neoplasm,” and “tumor” are usedinterchangeably and, in either the singular or plural form, refer tocells that have undergone a malignant transformation that makes thempathological to the host organism. Illustrative examples of cells thatcan be targeted by compositions and methods contemplated in particularembodiments include, but are not limited to the following cancers:synovial sarcoma, non-small-cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC), myxoid roundcell liposarcoma (MRCLS), and multiple myeloma (MM). Primary cancercells can be readily distinguished from non-cancerous cells bywell-established techniques, particularly histological examination. Thedefinition of a cancer cell, as used herein, includes not only a primarycancer cell, but any cell derived from a cancer cell ancestor. Thisincludes metastasized cancer cells, and in vitro cultures and cell linesderived from cancer cells. When referring to a type of cancer thatnormally manifests as a solid tumor, a “clinically detectable” tumor isone that is detectable on the basis of tumor mass; e.g., by proceduressuch as computed tomography (CT) scan, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI),X-ray, ultrasound or palpation on physical examination, and/or which isdetectable because of the expression of one or more cancer-specificantigens in a sample obtainable from a patient. Tumors may be ahematopoietic (or hematologic or hematological or blood-related) cancer,for example, cancers derived from blood cells or immune cells, which maybe referred to as “liquid tumors.” Specific examples of clinicalconditions based on hematologic tumors include leukemias such as chronicmyelocytic leukemia, acute myelocytic leukemia, chronic lymphocyticleukemia and acute lymphocytic leukemia; plasma cell malignancies suchas multiple myeloma, MGUS and Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia; lymphomassuch as non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, Hodgkin's lymphoma; and the like.

The cancer may be any cancer in which an abnormal number of blast cellsor unwanted cell proliferation is present or that is diagnosed as ahematological cancer, including both lymphoid and myeloid malignancies.Myeloid malignancies include, but are not limited to, acute myeloid (ormyelocytic or myelogenous or myeloblastic) leukemia (undifferentiated ordifferentiated), acute promyeloid (or promyelocytic or promyelogenous orpromyeloblastic) leukemia, acute myelomonocytic (or myelomonoblastic)leukemia, acute monocytic (or monoblastic) leukemia, erythroleukemia andmegakaryocytic (or megakaryoblastic) leukemia. These leukemias may bereferred together as acute myeloid (or myelocytic or myelogenous)leukemia (AML). Myeloid malignancies also include myeloproliferativedisorders (MPD) which include, but are not limited to, chronicmyelogenous (or myeloid) leukemia (CML), chronic myelomonocytic leukemia(CMML), essential thrombocythemia (or thrombocytosis), and polcythemiavera (PCV). Myeloid malignancies also include myelodysplasia (ormyelodysplastic syndrome or MDS), which may be referred to as refractoryanemia (RA), refractory anemia with excess blasts (RAEB), and refractoryanemia with excess blasts in transformation (RAEBT); as well asmyelofibrosis (MFS) with or without agnogenic myeloid metaplasia.

Hematopoietic cancers also include lymphoid malignancies, which mayaffect the lymph nodes, spleens, bone marrow, peripheral blood, and/orextranodal sites. Lymphoid cancers include B-cell malignancies, whichinclude, but are not limited to, B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphomas(B-NHLs). B-NHLs may be indolent (or low-grade), intermediate-grade (oraggressive) or high-grade (very aggressive). Indolent B cell lymphomasinclude follicular lymphoma (FL); small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL);marginal zone lymphoma (MZL) including nodal MZL, extranodal MZL,splenic MZL and splenic MZL with villous lymphocytes; lymphoplasmacyticlymphoma (LPL); and mucosa-associated-lymphoid tissue (MALT orextranodal marginal zone) lymphoma. Intermediate-grade B-NHLs includemantle cell lymphoma (MCL) with or without leukemic involvement, diffuselarge cell lymphoma (DLBCL), follicular large cell (or grade 3 or grade3B) lymphoma, and primary mediastinal lymphoma (PML). High-grade B-NHLsinclude Burkitt's lymphoma (BL), Burkitt-like lymphoma, smallnon-cleaved cell lymphoma (SNCCL) and lymphoblastic lymphoma. OtherB-NHLs include immunoblastic lymphoma (or immunocytoma), primaryeffusion lymphoma, HIV associated (or AIDS related) lymphomas, andpost-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD) or lymphoma. B-cellmalignancies also include, but are not limited to, chronic lymphocyticleukemia (CLL), prolymphocytic leukemia (PLL), Waldenstrom'smacroglobulinemia (WM), hairy cell leukemia (HCL), large granularlymphocyte (LGL) leukemia, acute lymphoid (or lymphocytic orlymphoblastic) leukemia, and Castleman's disease. NHL may also includeT-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma s(T-NHLs), which include, but are notlimited to T-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma not otherwise specified (NOS),peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTCL), anaplastic large cell lymphoma(ALCL), angioimmunoblastic lymphoid disorder (AILD), nasal naturalkiller (NK) cell/T-cell lymphoma, gamma/delta lymphoma, cutaneous T celllymphoma, mycosis fungoides, and Sezary syndrome.

Hematopoietic cancers also include Hodgkin's lymphoma (or disease)including classical Hodgkin's lymphoma, nodular sclerosing Hodgkin'slymphoma, mixed cellularity Hodgkin's lymphoma, lymphocyte predominant(LP) Hodgkin's lymphoma, nodular LP Hodgkin's lymphoma, and lymphocytedepleted Hodgkin's lymphoma. Hematopoietic cancers also include plasmacell diseases or cancers such as multiple myeloma (MM) includingsmoldering MM, monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined (or unknown orunclear) significance (MGUS), plasmacytoma (bone, extramedullary),lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma (LPL), Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia,plasma cell leukemia, and primary amyloidosis (AL). Hematopoieticcancers may also include other cancers of additional hematopoieticcells, including polymorphonuclear leukocytes (or neutrophils),basophils, eosinophils, dendritic cells, platelets, erythrocytes andnatural killer cells. Tissues which include hematopoietic cells referredherein to as “hematopoietic cell tissues” include bone marrow;peripheral blood; thymus; and peripheral lymphoid tissues, such asspleen, lymph nodes, lymphoid tissues associated with mucosa (such asthe gut-associated lymphoid tissues), tonsils, Peyer's patches andappendix, and lymphoid tissues associated with other mucosa, forexample, the bronchial linings.

In an embodiment cancers that can be treated by the binding proteins ofthe invention can include solid tumours (e.g. recurrent, metastatic oradvanced solid tumours). Examples of such solid tumours include ovarian,lung (e.g. NSCLC), gastric, bladder, colorectal, liver (e.g. HCC), renal(e.g. RCC), and head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC).

The term “therapeutic” as used herein means a treatment and/orprophylaxis. A therapeutic effect is obtained by suppression, remission,or eradication of a disease state.

A “therapeutic effective amount” or “effective amount” as used herein,means an amount which provides a therapeutic or prophylactic benefit, orwill elicit the biological or medical response of a tissue, system, orsubject that is being sought by the researcher, veterinarian, medicaldoctor or other clinician. Therapeutically effective amounts andtreatment regimes are generally determined empirically and may bedependent on factors, such as the age, weight, and health status of thepatient and disease or disorder to be treated. Such factors are withinthe purview of the attending physician.

The term “treating” and grammatical variations thereof as used herein,is meant therapeutic therapy. In reference to a particular condition,treating means: (1) to ameliorate or prevent the condition of one ormore of the biological manifestations of the condition, (2) to interferewith (a) one or more points in the biological cascade that leads to oris responsible for the condition or (b) one or more of the biologicalmanifestations of the condition, (3) to alleviate one or more of thesymptoms, effects or side effects associated with the condition ortreatment thereof, (4) to slow the progression of the condition or oneor more of the biological manifestations of the condition and/or (5) tocure said condition or one or more of the biological manifestations ofthe condition by eliminating or reducing to undetectable levels one ormore of the biological manifestations of the condition for a period oftime considered to be a state of remission for that manifestationwithout additional treatment over the period of remission. One skilledin the art will understand the duration of time considered to beremission for a particular disease or condition. Prophylactic therapy isalso contemplated thereby. The skilled artisan will appreciate that“prevention” is not an absolute term. In medicine, “prevention” isunderstood to refer to the prophylactic administration of a drug tosubstantially diminish the likelihood or severity of a condition orbiological manifestation thereof, or to delay the onset of suchcondition or biological manifestation thereof. Prophylactic therapy isappropriate, for example, when a subject is considered at high risk fordeveloping cancer, such as when a subject has a strong family history ofcancer or when a subject has been exposed to a carcinogen.

The terms “individual,” “subject,” and “patient” are used hereininterchangeably. In one embodiment, the subject is a mammal, such as aprimate, for example a marmoset or monkey, or a human. In a furtherembodiment, the subject is a human.

The dosage of antigen binding protein administered to a subject isgenerally between 1 μg/kg to 150 mg/kg, between 0.1 mg/kg and 100 mg/kg,between 0.5 mg/kg and 50 mg/kg, between 1 and 25 mg/kg, between about0.3 mg/kg and about 3 mg/kg or between 1 and 10 mg/kg of the subject'sbody weight. For example, the dose may be 10 mg/kg, 30 mg/kg, or 60mg/kg. The dose may also be from 10 mg/kg to 110 mg/mg 15 mg/kg to 25mg/kg or 15 mg/kg to 100 mg/kg. The antigen binding protein may beadministered, for example, parenterally, subcutaneously, intravenously,or intramuscularly. Doses may also be administered on a per subjectbasis such as about 20 mg per subject to about 750 mg per subject, about75 mg per subject to about 750 mg per subject, about 20 mg per subjectto about 200 mg per subject. The dose may be any discrete subrange withthese dosage ranges. For example, the dose may also be administeredsubcutaneously on a per subject basis such as about 100 mg per subject(e.g., once every four weeks), or 300 mg per subject (or other dosesadministered may be subcutaneously with provided approximately the same,or comparable, bioavailability is achieved as with intravenousadministration—e.g., three doses of 100 mg per subject to achieve atotal dose administered subcutaneously of 300 mg per subject).

Ranges provided herein, of any type, include all values within aparticular range described and values about an endpoint for a particularrange.

If desired, the effective daily dose of an antibody or antigen bindingprotein of the disclosure (e.g., as a pharmaceutical composition) may beadministered as two, three, four, five, six or more doses administeredseparately at appropriate intervals throughout the day, optionally, inunit dosage forms.

The administration of a dose may be by slow continuous infusion over aperiod of from 2 to 24 hours, such as from 2 to 12 hours, or from 2 to 6hours. Such an administration may result in reduced side effects.

The administration of a dose may be repeated one or more times asnecessary, for example, three times daily, once every day, once every 2days, once a week, once a every 14 days, once a month, once every 3months, once every 4 months, once every 6 months, or once every 12months. The antigen binding proteins may be administered by maintenancetherapy, for example once a week for a period of 6 months or more. Theantigen binding proteins may be administered by intermittent therapy,for example, for a period of 3 to 6 months and then no dose for 3 to 6months, followed by administration of antigen binding proteins again for3 to 6 months, and so on, in a cycle.

For example, the dose may be administered subcutaneously, once every 14or 28 days, in the form of multiple doses on each day of administration.In one embodiment, the dosage of the composition is 100 mg once every 4weeks (28 days).

The antigen binding protein may be administered to the subject in such away as to target therapy to a particular site.

The CD96 binding protein in the methods of the disclosure may be used incombination or co-administered with one or more other therapeuticallyactive agents, such as antibodies, small molecule inhibitors, or incombination with a cell therapy. The term “co-administration” as usedherein is meant either simultaneous administration or any manner ofseparate sequential administration of a CD96 binding protein, asdescribed herein, and a further active agent or agents, known to beuseful in the treatment of cancer, including chemotherapy and radiationtreatment. The term further active agent or agents, as used herein,includes any compound or therapeutic agent known to or that demonstratesadvantageous properties when administered to a patient in need oftreatment for cancer. Preferably, if the administration is notsimultaneous, the compounds are administered in a close time proximityto each other. Furthermore, it does not matter if the compounds areadministered in the same dosage form, e.g. one compound may beadministered by injection and another compound may be administeredorally.

Typically, any anti-neoplastic agent that has activity versus asusceptible tumor being treated may be co-administered in the treatmentof cancer in the present invention. Examples of such agents can be foundin Cancer Principles and Practice of Oncology by V. T. Devita, T. S.Lawrence, and S. A. Rosenberg (editors), 10th edition (Dec. 5, 2014),Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Publishers. A person of ordinary skill inthe art would be able to discern which combinations of agents would beuseful based on the particular characteristics of the drugs and thecancer involved. Typical anti-neoplastic agents useful in the presentinvention include, but are not limited to, anti-microtubule oranti-mitotic agents; platinum coordination complexes; alkylating agents;antibiotic agents; topoisomerase I inhibitors; topoisomerase IIinhibitors; antimetabolites; hormones and hormonal analogues; signaltransduction pathway inhibitors; non-receptor tyrosine kinaseangiogenesis inhibitors; immunotherapeutic agents; proapoptotic agents;cell cycle signalling inhibitors; proteasome inhibitors; heat shockprotein inhibitors; inhibitors of cancer metabolism; and cancer genetherapy agents.

Examples of a further active ingredient or ingredients for use incombination or co-administered with the presently disclosed CD96 bindingproteins are anti-neoplastic agents. Examples of anti-neoplastic agentsinclude, but are not limited to, chemotherapeutic agents;immuno-modulatory agents; immune-modulators; and immunostimulatoryadjuvants.

The presently disclosed CD96 binding proteins may also be used incombination with anti-TIGIT antibodies. Such a combination may furtherenhance CD155/CD226 activation. A combination with anti-TIGIT antibodycan be used to treat solid tumours such as kidney tumours e.g. renalcell carcinoma (RCC). An examples of such an anti-TIGIT antibody istiragolumab.

Anti-microtubule or anti-mitotic agents are phase specific agents activeagainst the microtubules of tumor cells during M or the mitosis phase ofthe cell cycle. Examples of anti-microtubule agents include, but are notlimited to, diterpenoids and vinca alkaloids.

Platinum coordination complexes are non-phase specific anti-canceragents, which are interactive with DNA. The platinum complexes entertumor cells, undergo equation, and form intra- and interstrandcrosslinks with DNA causing adverse biological effects to the tumor.Examples of platinum coordination complexes include, but are not limitedto, cisplatin and carboplatin.

Alkylating agents are non-phase anti-cancer specific agents and strongelectrophiles. Typically, alkylating agents form covalent linkages, byalkylation, to DNA through nucleophilic moieties of the DNA moleculesuch as phosphate, amino, sulfhydryl, hydroxyl, carboxyl, and imidazolegroups. Such alkylation disrupts nucleic acid function leading to celldeath. Examples of alkylating agents include, but are not limited to,nitrogen mustards such as cyclophosphamide, melphalan, and chlorambucil;alkyl sulfonates such as busulfan; nitrosoureas such as carmustine; andtriazenes such as dacarbazine.

Antibiotic anti-neoplastics are non-phase specific agents, which bind orintercalate with DNA. This action disrupts the ordinary function of thenucleic acids, leading to cell death. Examples of antibioticanti-neoplastic agents include, but are not limited to, actinomycinssuch as dactinomycin; anthrocyclins such as daunorubicin anddoxorubicin; and bleomycins.

Topoisomerase I inhibitors include, but are not limited to,camptothecins. The cytotoxic activity of camptothecins is believed to berelated to its topoisomerase I inhibitory activity.

Topoisomerase II inhibitors include, but are not limited to,epipodophyllotoxins. Epipodophyllotoxins are phase specificanti-neoplastic agents derived from the mandrake plant.Epipodophyllotoxins typically affect cells in the S and G2 phases of thecell cycle by forming a ternary complex with topoisomerase II and DNAcausing DNA strand breaks. The strand breaks accumulate and cell deathfollows. Examples of epipodophyllotoxins include, but are not limitedto, etoposide and teniposide.

Antimetabolite neoplastic agents are phase specific anti-neoplasticagents that act at S phase (DNA synthesis) of the cell cycle byinhibiting DNA synthesis or by inhibiting purine or pyrimidine basesynthesis and thereby limiting DNA synthesis. Consequently, S phase doesnot proceed and cell death follows. Examples of antimetaboliteanti-neoplastic agents include, but are not limited to, fluorouracil,methotrexate, cytarabine, mercaptopurine, thioguanine, and gemcitabine.

Hormones and hormonal analogues are useful compounds for treatingcancers in which there is a relationship between the hormone(s) andgrowth and/or lack of growth of the cancer. Examples of hormones andhormonal analogues useful in cancer treatment include, but are notlimited to, adrenocorticosteroids such as prednisone and prednisolone;aminoglutethimide and other aromatase inhibitors such as anastrozole,letrazole, vorazole, and exemestane; progestrins such as megestrolacetate; estrogens, androgens, and anti-androgens such as flutamide,nilutamide, bicalutamide, cyproterone acetate and 5α-reductases such asfinasteride and dutasteride; anti-estrogens such as tamoxifen,toremifene, raloxifene, droloxifene, iodoxyfene, as well as selectiveestrogen receptor modulators (SERMS); and gonadotropin-releasing hormone(GnRH) and analogues thereof, which stimulate the release of leutinizinghormone (LH) and/or follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), LHRH agonists,and antagonists such as goserelin acetate and leuprolide.

Signal transduction pathway inhibitors are those inhibitors, which blockor inhibit a chemical process which evokes an intracellular change. Asused herein, this change is cell proliferation or differentiation.Signal transduction inhibitors useful in the present invention include,but are not limited to, inhibitors of receptor tyrosine kinases,non-receptor tyrosine kinases, SH2/SH3domain blockers, serine/threoninekinases, phosphatidyl inositol-3 kinases, myo-inositol signalling, andRas oncogenes.

Several protein tyrosine kinases catalyze the phosphorylation ofspecific tyrosyl residues in various proteins involved in the regulationof cell growth. Such protein tyrosine kinases can be broadly classifiedas receptor or non-receptor kinases.

Receptor tyrosine kinases are transmembrane proteins having anextracellular ligand binding domain, a transmembrane domain, and atyrosine kinase domain. Receptor tyrosine kinases are involved in theregulation of cell growth and are generally termed growth factorreceptors. Inappropriate or uncontrolled activation of many of thesekinases, i.e. aberrant kinase growth factor receptor activity, forexample by over-expression or mutation, has been shown to result inuncontrolled cell growth. Accordingly, the aberrant activity of suchkinases has been linked to malignant tissue growth. Consequently,inhibitors of such kinases could provide cancer treatment methods.Growth factor receptors include, for example, epidermal growth factorreceptor (EGFr), platelet derived growth factor receptor (PDGFr), erbB2,erbB4, vascular endothelial growth factor receptor (VEGFR), tyrosinekinase with immunoglobulin-like and epidermal growth factor homologydomains (TIE-2), insulin growth factor-I (IGFI) receptor, macrophagecolony stimulating factor Cfms), BTK, ckit, cmet, fibroblast growthfactor (FGF) receptors, Trk receptors (TrkA, TrkB, and TrkC), ephrin(eph) receptors, and the RET protooncogene. Several inhibitors of growthreceptors are under development and include ligand antagonists,antibodies, tyrosine kinase inhibitors and anti-sense oligonucleotides.Growth factor receptors and agents that inhibit growth factor receptorfunction are described, for instance, in Kath J. C., Exp. Opin. Ther.Patents, 10(6):803-818 (2000); Shawver L. K., et al., Drug Discov.Today, 2(2): 50-63 (1997); and Lofts, F. J. and Gullick W. J., “Growthfactor receptors as targets.” in New Molecular Targets for CancerChemotherapy, Kerr D. J. and Workman P. (editors), (Jun. 27, 1994), CRCPress. Non-limiting examples of growth factor receptor inhibitorsinclude pazopanib and sorafenib.

Tyrosine kinases, which are not growth factor receptor kinases, aretermed non-receptor tyrosine kinases. Non-receptor tyrosine kinasesuseful in the present invention, which are targets or potential targetsof anti-cancer drugs, include cSrc, Lck, Fyn, Yes, Jak, cAbl, FAK (Focaladhesion kinase), Brutons tyrosine kinase, and Bcr-Abl. Suchnon-receptor kinases and agents which inhibit non-receptor tyrosinekinase function are described in Sinha S. and Corey S. J., J.Hematother. Stem Cell Res., 8(5): 465-480 (2004) and Bolen, J. B.,Brugge, J. S., Annu. Rev. Immunol., 15: 371-404 (1997).

SH2/SH3 domain blockers are agents that disrupt SH2 or SH3 domainbinding in a variety of enzymes or adaptor proteins including, P13-K p85subunit, Src family kinases, adaptor molecules (Shc, Crk, Nck, Grb2) andRas-GAP. SH2/SH3 domains as targets for anti-cancer drugs are discussedin Smithgall T. E., J. Pharmacol. Toxicol. Methods, 34(3): 125-32(1995).

Inhibitors of serine/threonine kinases include, but are not limited to,MAP kinase cascade blockers which include blockers of Raf kinases(rafk), Mitogen or Extracellular Regulated Kinase (MEKs), andExtracellular Regulated Kinases (ERKs); Protein kinase C family memberblockers including blockers of PKCs (alpha, beta, gamma, epsilon, mu,lambda, iota, zeta); IkB kinases (IKKa, IKKb); PKB family kinases; AKTkinase family members; TGF beta receptor kinases; and mammalian targetof rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitors, including, but not limited to rapamycin(FK506) and rapalogs, RAD001 or everolimus (AFINITOR®), CCI-779 ortemsirolimus, AP23573, AZD8055, WYE-354, WYE-600, WYE-687 and Pp121.Examples of inhibitors of serine/threonine kinases include, but are notlimited to, trametinib, dabrafenib, and Akt inhibitors afuresertib andN-{(1S)-2-amino-1-[(3,4-difluorophenyl)methyl]ethyl}-5-chloro-4-(4-chloro-1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-5-yl)-2-furancarboxamide.

Inhibitors of phosphatidyl inositol 3-kinase family members includingblockers of PI3-kinase, ATM, DNA-PK, and Ku are also useful in thepresent invention. Such kinases are discussed in Abraham R. T., Curr.Opin. Immunol., 8(3): 412-418 (1996); Canman C. E., and Lim D. S.,Oncogene, 17(25): 3301-3308 (1998); Jackson S. P., Int. J. Biochem. CellBiol., 29(7): 935-938 (1997); and Zhong H., et al., Cancer Res., 60(6):1541-1545 (2000).

Also useful in the present invention are myo-inositol signallinginhibitors such as phospholipase C blockers and myo-inositol analogs.Such signal inhibitors are described in Powis G., and Kozikowski A.,“Inhibitors of Myo-Inositol Signaling.” in New Molecular Targets forCancer Chemotherapy, Kerr D. J. and Workman P. (editors), (Jun. 27,1994), CRC Press.

Another group of signal transduction pathway inhibitors are inhibitorsof Ras oncogene. Such inhibitors include inhibitors offarnesyltransferase, geranyl-geranyl transferase, and CAAX proteases aswell as anti-sense oligonucleotides, ribozymes and otherimmunotherapies. Such inhibitors have been shown to block ras activationin cells containing wild type mutant ras, thereby acting asantiproliferation agents. Ras oncogene inhibition is discussed inScharovsky O. G., et al., J. Biomed. Sci., 7(4): 292-298 (2000); AshbyM. N., Curr. Opin. Lipidol., 9(2): 99-102 (1998); and Bennett C. F. andCowsert L. M., Biochem. Biophys. Acta., 1489(1): 19-30 (1999).

Antagonists to receptor kinase ligand binding may also serve as signaltransduction inhibitors. This group of signal transduction pathwayinhibitors includes the use of humanized antibodies or other antagoniststo the extracellular ligand binding domain of receptor tyrosine kinases.Examples of antibody or other antagonists to receptor kinase ligandbinding include, but are not limited to, cetuximab (ERBITUX®),trastuzumab (HERCEPTIN®); trastuzumab emtansine (KADCYLA®); pertuzumab(PERJETA®); ErbB inhibitors including lapatinib, erlotinib, andgefitinib; and 2C3 VEGFR2 specific antibody (see Brekken R. A., et al.,Cancer Res., 60(18): 5117-5124 (2000)).

Non-receptor kinase angiogenesis inhibitors may also find use in thepresent invention. Inhibitors of angiogenesis related VEGFR and TIE2 arediscussed above in regard to signal transduction inhibitors (bothreceptors are receptor tyrosine kinases). Angiogenesis in general islinked to erbB2/EGFR signaling since inhibitors of erbB2 and EGFR havebeen shown to inhibit angiogenesis, primarily VEGF expression.Accordingly, non-receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors may be used incombination with the EGFR/erbB2 inhibitors of the present invention. Forexample, anti-VEGF antibodies, which do not recognize VEGFR (thereceptor tyrosine kinase), but bind to the ligand; small moleculeinhibitors of integrin (alpha beta3) that will inhibit angiogenesis;endostatin and angiostatin (non-RTK) may also prove useful incombination with the disclosed compounds. (See Bruns C. J., et al.,Cancer Res., 60(11): 2926-2935 (2000); Schreiber A. B., et al., Science,232(4755): 1250-1253 (1986); Yen L., et al., Oncogene, 19(31): 3460-3469(2000)).

Agents used in immunotherapeutic regimens may also be useful incombination with the present invention. There are a number ofimmunologic strategies to generate an immune response against erbB2 orEGFR. These strategies are generally in the realm of tumor vaccinations.The efficacy of immunologic approaches may be greatly enhanced throughcombined inhibition of erbB2/EGFR signaling pathways using a smallmolecule inhibitor. Discussion of the immunologic/tumor vaccine approachagainst erbB2/EGFR are found in Reilly R. T., et al., Cancer Res.,60(13): 3569-3576 (2000); and Chen Y., et al., Cancer Res., 58(9):1965-1971 (1998).

Agents used in proapoptotic regimens (e.g., Bcl-2 antisenseoligonucleotides) may also be used in the combination of the presentinvention. Members of the Bcl-2 family of proteins block apoptosis.Upregulation of Bcl-2 has therefore been linked to chemoresistance.Studies have shown that the epidermal growth factor (EGF) stimulatesanti-apoptotic members of the Bcl-2 family (i.e., Mcl-1). Therefore,strategies designed to downregulate the expression of Bcl-2 in tumorshave demonstrated clinical benefit. Such proapoptotic strategies usingthe antisense oligonucleotide strategy for Bcl-2 are discussed in WatersJ. S., et al., J. Clin. Oncol., 18(9): 1812-1823 (2000); and Kitada S.,et al., Antisense Res. Dev., 4(2): 71-79 (1994).

Cell cycle signalling inhibitors inhibit molecules involved in thecontrol of the cell cycle. A family of protein kinases called cyclindependent kinases (CDKs) and their interaction with a family of proteinstermed cyclins controls progression through the eukaryotic cell cycle.The coordinate activation and inactivation of different cyclin/CDKcomplexes is necessary for normal progression through the cell cycle.Several inhibitors of cell cycle signalling are under development. Forinstance, examples of cyclin dependent kinases, including CDK2, CDK4,and CDK6 and inhibitors for the same are described in, for instance,Rosania G. R., and Chang Y. T., Exp. Opin. Ther. Patents, 10(2): 215-230(2000). Further, p21WAF1/CIP1 has been described as a potent anduniversal inhibitor of cyclin-dependent kinases (Cdks) (Ball K. L.,Prog. Cell Cycle Res., 3: 125-134 (1997)). Compounds that are known toinduce expression of p21WAF1/CIP1 have been implicated in thesuppression of cell proliferation and as having tumor suppressingactivity (Richon V. M., et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 97(18):10014-10019 (2000)), and are included as cell cycle signalinginhibitors. Histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors are implicated in thetranscriptional activation of p21WAF1/CIP1 (Vigushin D. M., and CoombesR. C., Anticancer Drugs, 13(1): 1-13 (2002)), and are suitable cellcycle signaling inhibitors for use in combination herein. Examples ofsuch HDAC inhibitors include, but are not limited to vorinostat,romidepsin, panobinostat, valproic acid, and mocetinostat.

Proteasome inhibitors are drugs that block the action of proteasomes,cellular complexes that break down proteins, like the p53 protein.Several proteasome inhibitors are marketed or are being studied for thetreatment of cancer. Suitable proteasome inhibitors for use incombination herein include, but are not limited to bortezomib,disulfiram, epigallocatechin gallate, salinosporamide A, andcarfilzomib.

The 70 kilodalton heat shock proteins (Hsp70s) and 90 kilodalton heatshock proteins (Hsp90s) are a family of ubiquitously expressed heatshock proteins. Hsp70s and Hsp90s are over expressed certain cancertypes. Several Hsp70 and Hsp90 inhibitors are being studied in thetreatment of cancer. Examples of Hsp70 and Hsp90 inhibitors for use incombination herein include, but are not limited to tanespimycin andradicicol.

Many tumor cells show a markedly different metabolism from that ofnormal tissues. For example, the rate of glycolysis, the metabolicprocess that converts glucose to pyruvate, is increased, and thepyruvate generated is reduced to lactate, rather than being furtheroxidized in the mitochondria via the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle.This effect is often seen even under aerobic conditions and is known asthe Warburg Effect.

Lactate dehydrogenase A (LDH-A), an isoform of lactate dehydrogenaseexpressed in muscle cells, plays a pivotal role in tumor cell metabolismby performing the reduction of pyruvate to lactate, which can then beexported out of the cell. The enzyme has been shown to be upregulated inmany tumor types. The alteration of glucose metabolism described in theWarburg effect is critical for growth and proliferation of cancer cellsand knocking down LDH-A using RNA-i has been shown to lead to areduction in cell proliferation and tumor growth in xenograft models(Tennant D. A., et al., Nat. Rev. Cancer, 10(4): 267-277 (2010); FantinV. R., et al., Cancer Cell, 9(6): 425-434 (2006)).

High levels of fatty acid synthase (FAS) have been found in cancerprecursor lesions. Pharmacological inhibition of FAS affects theexpression of key oncogenes involved in both cancer development andmaintenance. Alli P. M., et al., Oncogene, 24(1): 39-46 (2005).

Inhibitors of cancer metabolism, including inhibitors of LDH-A andinhibitors of fatty acid biosynthesis (or FAS inhibitors), are suitablefor use in combination herein.

Cancer gene therapy involves the selective transfer of recombinantDNA/RNA using viral or nonviral gene delivery vectors to modify cancercalls for therapeutic purposes. Examples of cancer gene therapy include,but are not limited to suicide and oncolytic gene therapies, as well asadoptive T-cell therapies.

As used herein “immune-modulators” refer to any substance includingmonoclonal antibodies that affects the immune system. The CD96 bindingproteins of the present invention can be considered immune-modulators.Immune-modulators can be used as anti-neoplastic agents for thetreatment of cancer. For example, immune-modulators include, but are notlimited to, antibodies or other antagonists to CTLA-4, such asipilimumab (YERVOY®), and PD-1, such as dostarlimab, nivolumab(OPDIVO®), pembrolizumab (KEYTRUDA®), and cemiplimab (LIBTAYO®). Otherimmune-modulators include, but are not limited to, antibodies or otherantagonists to PD-L1, OX-40, LAG3, TIM-3, 41BB, and GITR.

As used herein, “PD-1 antagonist” means any chemical compound orbiological molecule that blocks binding of PD-L1 expressed on a cancercell to PD-1 expressed on an immune cell (T cell, B cell or NKT cell)and preferably also blocks binding of PD-L2 expressed on a cancer cellto the immune-cell expressed PD-1. Alternative names or synonyms forPD-1 and its ligands include: PDCD1, PD1, CD279 and SLEB2 for PD-1;PDCD1L1, PDL1, B7H1, B7-4, CD274 and B7-H for PD-L1; and PDCD1L2, PDL2,B7-DC, Btdc and CD273 for PD-L2. Human PD-1 amino acid sequences can befound in NCBI Locus No.: NP_005009. Human PD-L1 and PD-L2 amino acidsequences can be found in NCBI Locus No.: NP_054862 and NP_079515,respectively.

PD-1 antagonists useful in the any of the aspects of the presentinvention include a monoclonal antibody (mAb), or antigen bindingfragment thereof, which specifically binds to PD-1 or PD-L1, andpreferably specifically binds to human PD-1 or human PD-L1. The mAb maybe a human antibody, a humanized antibody or a chimeric antibody, andmay include a human constant region. In some embodiments, the humanconstant region is selected from the group consisting of IgG1, IgG2,IgG3 and IgG4 constant regions, and in preferred embodiments, the humanconstant region is an IgG1 or IgG4 constant region. In some embodiments,the antigen binding fragment is selected from the group consisting ofFab, Fab′-SH, F(ab′)2, scFv and Fv fragments.

Examples of mAbs that bind to human PD-1, and useful in the variousaspects and embodiments of the present invention, are described in U.S.Pat. Nos. 8,552,154; 8,354,509; 8,168,757; 8,008,449; 7,521,051; U.S.Pat. No. 7,488,802; WO2004072286; WO2004056875; and WO2004004771.

Other PD-1 antagonists useful in the any of the aspects and embodimentsof the present invention include an immunoadhesin that specificallybinds to PD-1, and preferably specifically binds to human PD-1, e.g., afusion protein containing the extracellular or PD-1 binding portion ofPD-L1 or PD-L2 fused to a constant region such as an Fc region of animmunoglobulin molecule. Examples of immunoadhesin molecules thatspecifically bind to PD-1 are described in WO2010027827 andWO2011066342. Specific fusion proteins useful as the PD-1 antagonist inthe treatment method, medicaments and uses of the present inventioninclude AMP-224 (also known as B7-DCIg), which is a PD-L2-FC fusionprotein and binds to human PD-1.

Nivolumab is a humanized monoclonal anti-PD-1 antibody commerciallyavailable as OPDIVO®. Nivolumab is indicated for the treatment of someunresectable or metastatic melanomas. Nivolumab binds to and blocks theactivation of PD-1, an Ig superfamily transmembrane protein, by itsligands PD-L1 and PD-L2, resulting in the activation of T-cells andcell-mediated immune responses against tumor cells or pathogens.Activated PD-1 negatively regulates T-cell activation and effectorfunction through the suppression of P13k/Akt pathway activation. Othernames for nivolumab include: BMS-936558, MDX-1106, and ONO-4538. Theamino acid sequence for nivolumab and methods of using and making aredisclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 8,008,449.

Pembrolizumab is a humanized monoclonal anti-PD-1 antibody commerciallyavailable as KEYTRUDA®. Pembrolizumab is indicated for the treatment ofsome unresectable or metastatic melanomas. The amino acid sequence ofpembrolizumab and methods of using are disclosed in U.S. Pat. No.8,168,757.

In one embodiment, the PD-1 antagonist comprises any one or acombination of the following CDRs:

CDRH1: (SEQ ID NO: 151) SYDMS CDRH2: (SEQ ID NO: 152) TISGGGSYTYYQDSVKGCDRH3: (SEQ ID NO: 153) PYYAMDY CDRL1: (SEQ ID NO: 154) KASQDVGTAVACDRL2 (SEQ ID NO: 155)  WASTLHT CDRL3: (SEQ ID NO: 156) QHYSSYPWT

In one embodiment, the PD-1 antagonist comprises a heavy chain variableregion CDR1 (“CDRH1”) comprising an amino acid sequence with one or twoamino acid variation(s) (“CDR variant”) to the amino acid sequence setforth in SEQ ID NO:151.

In one embodiment, the PD-1 antagonist comprises a heavy chain variableregion CDR2 (“CDRH2”) comprising an amino acid sequence with five orfewer, such as four or fewer, three or fewer, two or fewer, or one aminoacid variation(s) (“CDR variant”) to the amino acid sequence set forthin SEQ ID NO:152. In a further embodiment, the CDRH2 comprises an aminoacid sequence with one or two amino acid variation(s) to the amino acidsequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:152.

In one embodiment, the PD-1 antagonist comprises a heavy chain variableregion CDR3 (“CDRH3”) comprising an amino acid sequence with one or twoamino acid variation(s) (“CDR variant”) to the amino acid sequence setforth in SEQ ID NO:153.

In one embodiment, the PD-1 antagonist comprises a light chain variableregion CDR1 (“CDRL1”) comprising an amino acid sequence with three orfewer, such as one or two amino acid variation(s) (“CDR variant”) to theamino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:154.

In one embodiment, the PD-1 antagonist comprises a light chain variableregion CDR2 (“CDRL2”) comprising an amino acid sequence with one or twoamino acid variation(s) (“CDR variant”) to the amino acid sequence setforth in SEQ ID NO:155.

In one embodiment, the PD-1 antagonist comprises a light chain variableregion CDR3 (“CDRL3”) comprising an amino acid sequence with three orfewer, such as one or two amino acid variation(s) (“CDR variant”) to theamino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:156. In a particularembodiment, the CDRL3 comprises an amino acid sequence with one aminoacid variation to the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:156. Ina further embodiment, the variant CDRL3 comprises the amino acidsequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:157.

In one embodiment, the PD-1 antagonist comprises a CDRH1 comprising anamino acid sequence with up to one amino acid variation to the aminoacid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:151; a CDRH2 comprising an aminoacid sequence with up to five amino acid variations to the amino acidsequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:152; a CDRH3 comprising an amino acidsequence with up to one amino acid variation to the amino acid sequenceset forth in SEQ ID NO:153; a CDRL1 comprising an amino acid sequencewith up to three amino acid variations to the amino acid sequence setforth in SEQ ID NO:154; a CDRL2 comprising an amino acid sequence withup to one amino acid variation to the amino acid sequence set forth inSEQ ID NO:155; and/or a CDRL3 comprising an amino acid sequence with upto three amino acid variations to the amino acid sequence set forth inSEQ ID NO:156.

In one embodiment of the present invention the PD-1 antagonist comprisesCDRH1 (SEQ ID NO:151), CDRH2 (SEQ ID NO:151), and CDRH3 (SEQ ID NO:153)in the heavy chain variable region having the amino acid sequence setforth in SEQ ID NO:158. In some embodiments, the anti-PD-1 antibodies ofthe present invention comprise a heavy chain variable region having atleast 90% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:158. Suitably, the PD-1antagonists of the present invention may comprise a heavy chain variableregion having about 85%, 86%, 87%, 88%, 89%, 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%,95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99%, or 100% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:158.

PD-1 antagonist heavy chain (VH) variable region:

(SEQ ID NO: 158) EVQLLESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFSSYDMSWVRQAPGKGLEWVSTISGGGSYTYYQDSVKGRFTISRDNSKNTLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCAS PYYAMDYWGQGTTVTVSS

In one embodiment, the PD-1 antagonist comprises a heavy chain variableregion (“VH”) comprising an amino acid sequence with at least about 90%,91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99% or 100% sequence identity tothe amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:158 In one embodiment,the VH comprises an amino acid sequence with at least one amino acidvariation to the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:158, such asbetween 1 and 5, such as between 1 and 3, in particular up to 2 aminoacid variations to the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:158.

In one embodiment of the present invention the PD-1 antagonist comprisesCDRL1 (SEQ ID NO:154), CDRL2 (SEQ ID NO:155), and CDRL3 (SEQ ID NO:156)in the light chain variable region having the amino acid sequence setforth in SEQ ID NO:159. In one embodiment, a PD-1 antagonist of thepresent invention comprises the heavy chain variable region of SEQ IDNO:158 and the light chain variable region of SEQ ID NO:159.

In some embodiments, the PD-1 antagonists of the present inventioncomprise a light chain variable region having at least 90% sequenceidentity to the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:159.Suitably, the PD-1 antagonists of the present invention may comprise alight chain variable region having about 85%, 86%, 87%, 88%, 89%, 90%,91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99%, or 100% sequence identityto SEQ ID NO:159.

PD-1 antagonist light chain (VL) variable region:

(SEQ ID NO: 159) DIQLTQSPSFLSAYVGDRVTITCKASQDVGTAVAWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYWASTLHTGVPSRFSGSGSGTEFTLTISSLOPEDFATYYCQHYSSYPWTF GQGTKLEIK

In one embodiment, the PD-1 antagonist comprises a light chain variableregion (“VL”) comprising an amino acid sequence with at least about 90%,91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99% or 100% sequence identity tothe amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:159. In one embodiment,the VL comprises an amino acid sequence with at least one amino acidvariation to the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:159, such asbetween 1 and 5, such as between 1 and 3, in particular up to 2 aminoacid variations to the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:159.

In one embodiment, the PD-1 antagonist comprises a VH comprising anamino acid sequence with at least about 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%,96%, 97%, 98%, 99% or 100% sequence identity to the amino acid sequenceset forth in SEQ ID NO:158; and a VL comprising an amino acid sequencewith at least about 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99% or100% sequence identity to the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ IDNO:159. In one embodiment, the PD-1 antagonist comprises a VH at leastabout 90% identical to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:158 and/or aVL at least about 90% identical to the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO:159.

In one embodiment, a PD-1 antagonist comprises a VH with the amino acidsequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:158, and a VL with the amino acidsequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:159.

In one embodiment, the PD-1 antagonist is a monoclonal antibodycomprising a heavy chain (HC) amino acid sequence having at least 90%,91%, 92,%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99% or 100% sequence identityto the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:160.

(SEQ ID NO: 160) EVQLLESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFSSYDMSWVRQAPGKGLEWVSTISGGGSYTYYQDSVKGRFTISRDNSKNTLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCASPYYAMDYWGQGTTVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPCSRSTSESTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTKTYTCNVDHKPSNTKVDKRVESKYGPPCPPCPAPEFLGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSQEDPEVQFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQFNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKGLPSSIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSQEEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSRLTVDKSRWQEGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSL GK

In one embodiment, the HC comprises an amino acid sequence with at leastone amino acid variation to the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ IDNO:160, such as between 1 and 10, such as between 1 and 7, in particularup to 6 amino acid variations to the amino acid sequence set forth inSEQ ID NO:160. In a further embodiment, the HC comprises one, two,three, four, five, six or seven amino acid variations to the amino acidsequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:160.

In one embodiment, the HC chain comprises a variation at position 380and/or 385 of SEQ ID NO:160. The asparagine residues at these positionsmay be modified, e.g. by deamidation (conversion of a asparagine (N)residue into an aspartate (D) residue). Therefore, in one embodiment,the HC comprises an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:162 (N380D), SEQ IDNO:163 (N385D) or SEQ ID NO:164 (N380D and N385D).

In one embodiment, the PD-1 antagonist is a monoclonal antibodycomprising a light chain (LC) amino acid sequence having at least 90%,91%, 92,%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99% or 100% sequence identityto the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:161.

(SEQ ID NO: 161) DIQLTQSPSFLSAYVGDRVTITCKASQDVGTAVAWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYWASTLHTGVPSRFSGSGSGTEFTLTISSLOPEDFATYYCQHYSSYPWTFGQGTKLEIKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEV THQGLSSPVTKSFNRGEC

In one embodiment, the LC comprises an amino acid sequence with at leastone amino acid variation to the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ IDNO:161, such as between 1 and 10, such as between 1 and 5, in particularup to 3 amino acid variations to the amino acid sequence set forth inSEQ ID NO:161. In a further embodiment, the LC comprises one, two orthree amino acid variations to the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQID NO:161.

In one embodiment, the PD-1 antagonist comprises a HC comprising anamino acid sequence with at least about 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%,96%, 97%, 98%, 99% or 100% sequence identity to the amino acid sequenceset forth in SEQ ID NO:160; and a LC comprising an amino acid sequencewith at least about 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99% or100% sequence identity to the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ IDNO:161. Therefore, the antibody is an antibody with a heavy chain atleast about 90% identical to the heavy chain amino acid sequence of SEQID NO:160 and/or with a light chain at least about 90% identical to thelight chain amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:161.

In one embodiment, the PD-1 antagonist comprises a heavy chain aminoacid sequence at least about 90% identical to the amino acid sequence ofSEQ ID NO:160 and/or a light chain amino acid sequence at least about90% identical to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:161.

In one embodiment, the PD-1 antagonist comprises a heavy chain sequenceof SEQ ID NO:160 and a light chain sequence of SEQ ID NO:161. In oneembodiment, the antibody is dostarlimab comprising a heavy chainsequence of SEQ ID NO:160 and a light chain sequence of SEQ ID NO:162.

Anti-PD-L1 antibodies and methods of making the same are known in theart. Such antibodies to PD-L1 may be polyclonal or monoclonal, and/orrecombinant, and/or humanized. PD-L1 antibodies are in development asimmuno-modulatory agents for the treatment of cancer.

Exemplary PD-L1 antibodies are disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 9,212,224;8,779,108; 8,552,154; 8,383,796; 8,217,149; US Patent Publication No.20110280877; WO2013079174; and WO2013019906. Additional exemplaryantibodies to PD-L1 (also referred to as CD274 or B7-H1) and methods foruse are disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 8,168,179; 7,943,743; 7,595,048;WO2014055897; WO2013019906; and WO2010077634. Specific anti-human PD-L1monoclonal antibodies useful as a PD-1 antagonist in the treatmentmethod, medicaments and uses of the present invention include MPDL3280A,BMS-936559, MEDI4736, MSB0010718C.

Atezolizumab is a fully humanized monoclonal anti-PD-L1 antibodycommercially available as TECENTRIQ®. Atezolizumab is indicated for thetreatment of some locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinomas.Atezolizumab blocks the interaction of PD-L1 with PD-1 and CD80. Otherexemplary PD-L1 antibodies include avelumab (BAVENCIO®), durvalumab(IMFINZI®)

CD134, also known as OX40, is a member of the TNFR-superfamily ofreceptors which is not constitutively expressed on resting naïve Tcells, unlike CD28. OX40 is a secondary costimulatory molecule,expressed after 24 to 72 hours following activation; its ligand, OX40L,is also not expressed on resting antigen presenting cells, but isfollowing their activation. Expression of OX40 is dependent on fullactivation of the T cell; without CD28, expression of OX40 is delayedand of fourfold lower levels. OX-40 antibodies, OX-40 fusion proteinsand methods of using them are disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 7,504,101;7,758,852; 7,858,765; 7,550,140; 7,960,515; WO2012027328; WO2013028231.

Additional examples of a further active ingredient or ingredients(anti-neoplastic agent) for use in combination or co-administered withthe presently disclosed CD96 binding proteins are antibodies or otherantagonists to CD20, retinoids, or other kinase inhibitors. Examples ofsuch antibodies or antagonists include, but are not limited to rituximab(RITUXAN® and MABTHERA®), ofatumumab (ARZERRA®), and bexarotene(TARGRETIN®).

Additional examples of a further active ingredient or ingredients(anti-neoplastic agent) for use in combination or co-administered withthe presently disclosed CD96 binding proteins are Toll-like Receptor 4(TLR4) antagonists, including but not limited to aminoalkylglucosaminide phosphates (AGPs).

AGPs are known to be useful as vaccine adjuvants and immunostimulatoryagents for stimulating cytokine production, activating macrophages,promoting innate immune response, and augmenting antibody production inimmunized animals. AGPs are synthetic ligands of TLR4. AGPs and theirimmunomodulating effects via TLR4 are disclosed in patent publicationssuch as WO 2006016997, WO 2001090129, and/or U.S. Pat. No. 6,113,918 andhave been reported in the literature. Additional AGP derivatives aredisclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 7,129,219, 6,911,434, and 6,525,028. CertainAGPs act as agonists of TLR4, while others are recognized as TLR4antagonists.

Additional non-limiting examples of a further active ingredient oringredients (anti-neoplastic agent) for use in combination orco-administered with the presently disclosed CD96 binding proteins areantibodies to ICOS.

CDRs for murine antibodies to human ICOS having agonist activity areshown in PCT/EP2012/055735 (WO 2012131004). Antibodies to ICOS are alsodisclosed in WO 2008137915, WO 2010056804, EP 1374902, EP1374901, andEP1125585.

Additional examples of a further active ingredient or ingredients(anti-neoplastic agent) for use in combination or co-administered withthe presently disclosed CD96 binding proteins are poly ADP ribosepolymerase (PARP) inhibitors. Non-limiting examples of such inhibitorsinclude niraparib, olaparib, rucaparib, and talazoparib.

Additional non-limiting examples of a further active ingredient oringredients (anti-neoplastic agent) for use in combination orco-administered with the presently disclosed CD96 binding proteins areSTING modulating compounds, CD39 inhibitors and A2a and A2a adenosineantagonists.

Select anti-neoplastic agents that may be used in combination with CD96binding proteins or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, includebut are not limited to: abarelix, abemaciclib, abiraterone, afatinib,aflibercept, aldoxorubicin, alectinib, alemtuzumab, arsenic trioxide,asparaginase, axitinib, AZD-9291, belinostat, bendamustine, bevacizumab,blinatumomab, bosutinib, brentuximab vedotin, cabazitaxel, cabozantinib,capecitabine, ceritinib, clofarabine, cobimetinib, crizotinib,daratumumab, dasatinib, degarelix, denosumab, dinutuximab, docetaxel,elotuzumab, entinostat, enzalutamide, epirubicin, eribulin, filgrastim,flumatinib, fulvestrant, fruquintinib, gemtuzumab ozogamicin,ibritumomab, ibrutinib, idelalisib, imatinib, irinotecan, ixabepilone,ixazomib, lenalidomide, lenvatinib, leucovorin, mechlorethamine,necitumumab, nelarabine, netupitant, nilotinib, obinutuzumab, olaparib,omacetaxine, osimertinib, oxaliplatin, paclitaxel, palbociclib,palonosetron, panitumumab, pegfilgrastim, peginterferon alfa-2b,pemetrexed, plerixafor, pomalidomide, ponatinib, pralatrexate,quizartinib, radium-223, ramucirumab, regorafenib, rolapitant,rucaparib, sipuleucel-T, sonidegib, sunitinib, talimogene laherparepvec,tipiracil, topotecan, trabectedin, trifluridine, triptorelin, uridine,vandetanib, velaparib, vemurafenib, venetoclax, vincristine, vismodegib,and zoledronic acid.

Treatment can be therapeutic, prophylactic or preventative. The subjectwill be one who is in need thereof. Those in need of treatment mayinclude individuals already suffering from a particular medical disease,in addition to those who may develop the disease in the future.

Thus, the methods, antigen binding proteins and compositions of thedisclosure described herein can be used for prophylactic treatment orpreventative treatment if specified. In this case, methods, antigenbinding proteins and compositions of the disclosure can be used toprevent or delay the onset of one or more aspects or symptoms of adisease. The subject can be asymptomatic. The subject may have a geneticpredisposition to the disease. A prophylactically effective amount ofthe antigen binding protein is administered to such an individual. Aprophylactically effective amount is an amount which prevents or delaysthe onset of one or more aspects or symptoms of a disease describedherein.

The methods, antigen binding proteins and compositions of the disclosureneed not affect a complete cure, or eradicate every symptom ormanifestation of the disease to constitute a viable therapeutictreatment. As is recognised in the art, drugs employed as therapeuticagents in methods of treatment may reduce the severity of a givendisease state, but need not abolish every manifestation of the diseaseto be regarded as useful therapeutic agents. Similarly, aprophylactically administered treatment need not be completely effectivein preventing the onset of a disease in order to constitute a viableprophylactic agent. Simply reducing the impact of a disease (forexample, by reducing the number or severity of its symptoms, or byincreasing the effectiveness of another treatment, or by producinganother beneficial effect), or reducing the likelihood that the diseasewill occur (for example by delaying the onset of the disease) or worsenin a subject, is sufficient.

Another aspect of the disclosure is a method of treatment of a diseasein a subject in need thereof comprising administering to said subject atherapeutically effective amount of the CD96 binding protein or thepharmaceutical composition as described in any one of the precedingaspects to the subject. A further aspect of the disclosure is the methodof treatment described in the preceding aspect further comprisingwhether the subject expresses CD96.

Another aspect of the disclosure is a CD96 binding protein or apharmaceutical composition as described in any one of the precedingaspects for use in therapy or for use in the treatment of a disease.

Another aspect of the disclosure is the use of a CD96 binding protein ora pharmaceutical composition as described in any one of the precedingclaims in the manufacture of a medicament for use in the treatment of adisease.

Another aspect of the disclosure is a pharmaceutical compositioncomprising a therapeutically effective amount of a CD96 binding proteinas described in any one of the preceding aspects.

One embodiment of the disclosure is a method for the treatment of adisease in a subject (such as a human subject) in need thereofcomprising administering to said subject a therapeutically effectiveamount of the CD96 binding protein as described in any one of thepreceding embodiments, or the pharmaceutical composition described inany one of the preceding embodiments to the subject.

One embodiment of the present disclosure is a method for the treatmentof a disease in a subject in need thereof comprising administering tosaid subject a therapeutically effective amount of the CD96 binding orthe pharmaceutical composition as described in any one of the precedingembodiments to the subject. A further embodiment of the presentdisclosure is a method for the treatment of a disease in a subject inneed thereof further comprising determining whether the subjectexpresses CD96. An additional embodiment of the present disclosure is aCD96 binding protein or pharmaceutical as described in any one of theprevious embodiments for use in therapy. An additional embodiment of thepresent disclosure is a CD96 binding protein or a pharmaceuticalcomposition as described in any one of the preceding embodiments for usein the treatment of a disease. A further embodiment is the use of a CD96binding protein or pharmaceutical composition described in any one ofthe preceding embodiments, in the manufacture of a medicament for use inthe treatment of a disease. An additional embodiment of this disclosureis a method for the treatment of a disease, or a therapy, comprisingadministering to said subject a therapeutically effective amount of theCD96 binding or the pharmaceutical composition as described in any oneof the preceding embodiments to the subject wherein the disease to betreated is a cancer. In a further aspect, the cancer is a solid tumour(e.g. a recurrent, metastatic or advanced solid tumour). The cancer canbe: liver cancer (e.g. HCC), ovarian cancer, lung such as non-small celllung cancer (NSCLC), renal cancer (e.g. RCC), colon cancer, gastriccancer, bladder cancer, head and neck squamous-cell carcinoma (HNSCC),or it can be leukemia, and/or any B cell malignancy.

EXAMPLES Example 1 Generation of CD96 Binding Proteins Binding ProteinGeneration

Fully human antibodies specific for human CD96 were isolated from naïveeukaryotic libraries using biotinylated recombinant human and cynomolgusCD96 combined with cell sorting and FACS-based selection techniques. Theheavy chain outputs from the naïve eukaryotic library selections wereshuffled against a light chain library and further selections wereperformed to identify the optimal light chain pairings.

Affinity maturation was performed to improve antibody affinity/potency.This involved integrating the CDRH3 of antibody 42Y073-86F08-1(GAGYYGDKDPMDV of SEQ ID NO: 2) into pre-made libraries with diversityin CDRH1 or CDRH2. Further selections were performed on this diversifiedlibrary and the lead molecules were identified and sequenced. Amino acidand nucleic acid sequences of variable light and heavy chains for thelead molecules are shown in SEQ ID NOS: 1-96. Amino acid sequences ofthe CDR regions are shown in SEQ ID NOS: 97-150.

Fc Selection

During the course of selection of lead molecules, the binding proteinswere evaluated as human IgG1 WT molecules, or as Fc-disabled human IgG1molecules. In order to make Fc-disabled molecules, amino acid residuesat positions 234, 235, and 237, specifically, L234 and L235, or L235 andG237, were mutated to alanine, thus generating hIgG1 ‘LALA’(L234A/L235A), and hIgG1 ‘LAGA’ (L235A/G237A) Fc-disabled human IgG1molecules. These binding proteins exhibited CD96 binding andneutralisation of CD155 binding. Three CD96 binding proteins,42Y073-86F08-66 (86F08-66), 42Y073-86F08-16 (86F08-16), and42Y073-86F04-23 (86F04-23) were selected for further evaluation. Thebinding protein 42Y073-86F08-66 is also known as GSK 6097608 (amonoclonal antibody). These three CD96 binding proteins were evaluatedwith different IgG variants (human IgG1, lgG2, IgG4PE, or IgG1Fc-disabled) for primary T cell binding, as well as CD155 neutralizationactivities. Variations in Fc did not affect binding to CD96-expressingcells, or neutralisation of CD155 binding to CD96-expressing cells, asindicated in FIGS. 1A and 1B.

Example 2 Characterization of CD96 Binding Proteins Binding to CHO CellsExpressing Human or Cynomolgus Monkey CD96

CHO cells expressing human CD96v2 or cynomolgus monkey CD96v2 wereprepared in PBS. The cynomolgus monkey CD96v2 cells were stained with 1μM violet proliferation dye (VPD450). Cells were diluted in pre-warmedmedia (RPMI containing 10% foetal calf serum) and incubated for afurther 10 minutes at 37° C. before centrifugation at 400 g, 5 minutesand resuspension in flow buffer (PBS+0.5% BSA+2 mM EDTA) to 1.5×106/ml.The stained CHO-cyCD96 and unstained CHO-huCD96 cells were combined andadded to wells of a 384-well assay plate together with dilutions of testanti-CD96 binding proteins for 1 h at 4° C. Cells were further incubatedwith anti-IgG APC conjugate antibody and the amount of surface boundantibody on each of the CHO-cyCD96 and CHO-huCD96 cells was determinedby flow cytometry. Median fluorescence intensity (MFI) values werefitted using a 4 parameter logistic model to calculate the EC50 ofbinding. Data is summarized in Table 2.

Neutralisation of Human CD155 Binding to CHO Cells Expressing HumanCD96v2

CD96 binding proteins were prepared in PBS in U-bottomed 96-well plates.CHO cells expressing human CD96v2 were added and incubated for 30minutes at room temperature. After washing cells three times bycentrifugation, human CD155-Fc-AF647 conjugate was added for a further30 minutes at room temperature. Following three washes, cells were fixedand analysed for levels of CD155-Fc-AF647 staining by flow cytometry.Median fluorescence intensity (MFI) values were fitted using a 4parameter logistic model to calculate IC50 values. Data is summarized inTable 2.

Binding of CD96 Binding Proteins to Primary Human T Cells.

Human PBMCs were isolated from leukoreduction filters using densitygradient centrifugation with Histopaque-1077. CD3⁺ T cells weresubsequently isolated using a Pan T cell Isolation Kit (Miltenyi)following the manufacturer's instructions. Serial dilutions of test CD96binding proteins were incubated with the human T cells for 1 h at 4° C.Following three washes in buffer, anti-human IgG-APC conjugate was addedfor 1 h at 4° C. Following three washes, cells were fixed and analysedfor APC staining by flow cytometry. Median fluorescence intensity (MFI)values were fitted using a 4 parameter logistic model to calculate theEC50 of binding. Data is summarized in Table 2

TABLE 2 Binding data and neutralization of human CD155 binding tohCD96v2 expressing CHO cells by CD96 binding proteins. CHO-huCD96CHO-cyCD96 Neutralisation T cell binding Clone Lineage EC50 (nM) EC50(nm) IC50 (nM) EC50 (nM) 42Y073-1A01-85 1A01 0.47 0.01 0.03 0.3242Y073-1A01-97 1A01 0.77 0.02 0.03 ND 42Y073-1A01-100 1A01 0.02 0.040.06 0.01 42Y073-1A01-103 1A01 0.02 0.03 0.03 0.01 42Y073-1A01-126 1A010.02 0.03 0.10 ND $2Y073-1A01-191 1A01 0.01 0.02 0.03 0.3842Y073-86F04-3 86F04 0.04 0.04 0.31 0.09 42Y073-86F04-4 86F04 0.04 0.070.18 0.05 42Y073-86F04-5 86F04 0.05 0.07 0.38 0.05 42Y073-86F04-6 86F040.06 0.11 0.25 0.01 42Y073-86F04-18 86F04 0.07 0.11 0.59 0.0142Y073-86F04-23 86F04 0.06 0.03 0.76 0.01 42Y073-86F04-33 86F04 0.040.05 0.71 0.06 42Y073-86F04-88 86F04 0.05 0.16 0.21 0.06 42Y073-86F08-186F08 0.07 0.00 0.33 0.05 42Y073-86F08-3 86F08 0.04 0.00 0.28 0.0542Y073-86F08-4 86F08 0.04 0.07 0.38 0.01 42Y073-88F08-8 86F08 0.17 0.030.93 0.04 42Y073-88F08-16 86F08 0.03 0.04 0.78 0.01 42Y073-88F08-1786F08 0.10 0.03 0.52 0.01 42Y073-86F08-22 86F08 0.03 0.09 0.41 0.1842Y073-86F08-47 86F08 0.05 0.06 0.17 0.03 42Y073-86F08-66 86F08 0.050.02 1.55 0.01 42Y073-2804-46 2B04 1.06 0.04 0.40 ND

Selection of 42Y073-86F08-66 for Further Characterisation

To aid the selection of lead molecules, the biophysical properties ofthe anti-CD96 binding proteins were assessed. Namely the immunogenicity,deamidation, glycosylation, oxidation, aspartate isomerisation werepredicted by in silico analysis and the aggregation, fragmentation andchemical degredation properties were assessed in the followingconditions: 50 mM sodium phosphate pH 7.5 and 50 mM sodium acetate pH5.0 at either 10 mg/ml or 1 mg/ml, and unstressed and stressed (thermalstress at 40° C. for 2 weeks) conditions. Anti-CD96 binding proteinswere expressed in a HEK transient system and purified using Protein-Aaffinity and size exclusion chromatography. Anti-CD96 binding proteinswere scored as follows:

TABLE 3 Sample preparation risk: Percentage Recoveries Criteria LowPotential High Post-Dialysis >80% 80-70% <70% Post-Incubation >98%95-98% <95%

TABLE 4 Aggregation & fragmentation risk by aSEC (analytical sizeexclusion chromatography): Characterisitic Low Potential High Total %Monomer >95.0%   94-95% <94% Total % HMwS <5.0% 5.0-5.5% >5.5% Total %LMwS <2.5%   2.5-3%   >3%

TABLE 5 Aggregation risk by DLS (dynamic light scattering):Characterisitic Low Potential High Average Rh* (nm) 4.5-7 7-8 >8 Average % Mass >98% N/A <98% *Rh = hydrodynamic radii

Antigen Binding by BIAcore:

A change in antigen binding within ±10% between unstressed and stressedsamples was considered an acceptable range (low risk). Molecules outsideof this range could indicate a potential risk due to loss in bindingactivity.

Data is summarised in Tables 6 and 7. In Table 6, the position of thepredicted risk in the sequence is identified (Kabat numbering). In Table7, the following abbreviations are used for risks observed and theconditions under which they were observed: Agg=aggregation; incr. %Mass=increase in heterogenicity; Binding loss=a binding loss of greaterthan the assay limit was observed; Binding incr.=an increase in binding(indicates a possible propensity to aggregate); HMwS=High molecularweight species; LMwS=Low molecular weight species; Rh=hydrodynamicradius (where a larger radius indicates possible aggregation);PBS=phosphate buffer saline; U=unstressed; S=stressed; A=50 mM sodiumacetate pH 5.0; and P=50 mM sodium phosphate pH 7.5.

42Y073-86F08-66, 42Y073-86F08-16 and 42Y073-86F04-23 demonstratedminimal development liabilities and minimal in silico risks. However,42Y073-86F08-66 was selected for progression and furthercharacterisation because the following attributes were observed:

-   -   An acceptable level of percentage total high molecular weight        species (HMwS; <5%), low molecular weight species (LMwS; <2.5%)        and monomer (95%), as determined by analytical size exclusion        chromatography (aSEC);    -   Expected values for size distribution (>98% in Peak 2 of SEC)        and hydrodynamic radius (4.5-7 nm), as determined by dynamic        light scattering (DLS);    -   Minimal unexpected changes to chemical heterogeneity between        unstressed and stressed as determined by capillary isoelectric        focussing (cIEF); and    -   For antigen binding <10% change was determined by the antigen        binding assay.

TABLE 6 In silico biophysical analysis results of CD96 binding proteinsOxidation De-amidation Isomerization Other 42Y073-86F04-3 Potential LowLow Low (H_cdr2:54) 42Y073-86F04-5 Low Low Low Low 42Y073-86F04-18Potential Low Low Low (H_cdr2:54) 42Y073-86F04-23 Potential Low Low Low(H_cdr2:54) 42Y073-86F04-33 Low Low Low Low 42Y073-86F08-3 Low Low LowPotential (DP motif H_cdr3:100C) 42Y073-86F08-4 Low Low Low Potential(DP motif H_cdr3:100C) 42Y073-86F08-16 Low Low Low Potential (DP motifH_cdr3:100C) 42Y073-86F08-22 Low Low Low Potential (DP motifH_cdr3:100C) 42Y073-86F08-47 Low Low Low Potential (DP motifH_cdr3:100C) 42Y073-2B04-46 Low Low Potential Low (H_cdr2:52)42Y073-1A01-85 Low Low Low Potential (DP motif H_cdr3:101)42Y073-1A01-100 Low Low Low Potential (DP motif H_cdr3:101)42Y073-1A01-103 Low Low Low Potential (DP motif H_cdr3:101)42Y073-1A01-126 Low Low Low Potential (DP motif H_cdr3:101)42Y073-86F08-66 Low Low Low Potential (H_cdr3:100E, (DP motif H_fr2:48)H_cdr3:100C) 42Y073-86F08-16 Low Low Low Potential (DP motifH_cdr3:100C) 42Y073-86F04-23 Potential Low Low Low (H_cdr2:54)

TABLE 7 Further biophysical analysis results of CD96 binding proteinsAggregation & Sample Fragmentation Aggregation preparation (aSEC) (DLS)Antigen binding cIEF 42Y073-86F04-3 Low Low High Low Low (Agg in U, S, A& P and incr. % Mass in U, S & P) 42Y073-86F04-5 Low Low Potential LowLow (Agg and incr. % Mass in U, S & P) 42Y073-86F04-18 Low Low Low LowLow 42Y073-86F04-23 Low Low Low Low Low 42Y073-86F04-33 Low Low Low LowLow 42Y073-86F08-3 Low Low Low Potential Low (11% Binding loss in S & A)42Y073-86F08-4 Low High Low High Low (HMwS in S & (37% Binding A) lossin S & A) 42Y073-86F08-16 Low Low Low Low Low (9.57% Binding incr. in S& P) 42Y073-86F08-22 Low High Low High Low (HMwS in S & (41% Binding A)loss in S & A) 42Y073-86F08-47 Low Low Low Potential Low (34% Bindingincr. in S & P) 42Y073-2B04-46 High High High High Low (Yield loss (HMwSand (Agg and incr. (36% Binding in PBS) LMwS in U, S & % Mass in S, lossin S & A) A) A) 42Y073-1A01-85 Low Low Low Low Low (9.99% Binding lossin S & P) 42Y073-1A01-100 Low Low Low Low Low 42Y073-1A01-103 Low LowLow Low Low 42Y073-1A01-126 Low Low Low Potential Low (13% Binding lossin S & P) 42Y073-86F08-66 Low Low Low Potential Low (12% Binding loss inS & A) 42Y073-86F08-16 Low Low Low Low Low (Binding loss in A)42Y073-86F04-23 Potential Low Low Low Low (74.3% (LMwS in S) (Rh in U, S& recovery in P) U & A)

Epitope Binning of CD96 Binding Proteins

Epitope binning competition assays were conducted to determine theepitopes of CD96 to which the anti-CD96 binding proteins presentedherein bind. Briefly, HuCD96-His was incubated with a first CD96 bindingprotein at room temperature for 1 hour, before measuring binding of asecond binding protein captured on a Protein A sensor by BLI. If bindingof the second CD96 binding protein was observed, the two bindingproteins were deemed to be non-competitive and assigned to differentepitope bins. If no binding of the second CD96 binding protein could beseen, the two binding proteins were deemed to be competitive andassigned to the same epitope bin. A self-binning control was includedfor each CD96 binding protein, using the same binding protein as boththe first and the second binding protein.

Competition between all CD96 binding proteins was observed, except for42Y073-2B04-46, indicating that all except 42Y073-2B04-46 bind similarepitopes of CD96. This data suggests that, with the exception of42Y073-2B04-46, all CD96 binding proteins presented herein bind to thesame epitope of CD96 or to spatially close epitopes such that binding offurther CD96 binding proteins is inhibited (i.e. they belong to the sameepitope bin). However, the finding that 42Y073-2B04-46 does not competewith the other CD96 binding proteins presented herein suggests that thisclone binds a distinct epitope of CD96 (and thus belongs to a distinctepitope bin). Thus, together with the data presented in Table 2, it willbe appreciated that the binding and neutralization of human CD155binding to hCD96v2 expressing CHO cells by the CD96 binding proteinspresented herein is not limited to the binding to any particular epitopeof CD96.

Further Binding Affinity Studies of CD96 Binding Proteins to CD96Isoforms

The binding affinity of 42Y073-86F08-66, a fully human IgG1 antibodywith wild-type Fc, expressed and purified from CHO cells, to recombinantCD96 was determined using solution equilibrium titration (MSD-SET)assays. 42Y073-86F08-66 bound to recombinant human CD96v2 with a mean KDof 20 pM, and to recombinant cynomolgus monkey CD96v2 with a mean KD of278 pM (FIG. 2 ). In addition, it was demonstrated that 42Y073-86F08-66bound to recombinant murine CD96v2 with a mean KD of 479 pM.

In surface plasmon resonance (SPR) assays, 42Y073-86F08-66 did not bindto recombinant human CD155, human CD226, human TIGIT or human nectin-1,which are homologs in the pathway.

MSD-SET Assays Procedure:

Summary: MSD-SET (MSD solution equilibrium titration) analysis was usedin order to determine the affinities of these antibodies to human andmouse CD96 proteins at 25° C. as the dissociation rates were too slow tomeasure by BIACORE at this temperature. MSD-SET determines the solutionphase, equilibrium affinity of antibodies. The method relies on thedetection of free antigen at equilibrium in a titrated series ofantibody concentrations.

Procedure:

Biotinylated human CD96 protein was used at a constant concentration of1.5 nM and cynomolgus monkey biotinylated CD96 protein at 3 nM. Antibodysamples were titrated 1 in 5 over a 22 point curve from 6 nM for thehuman CD96 and cynomolgus monkey CD96. The titrated antibody and CD96protein were incubated for 24 h at room temperature. After 24 h, 5 nMantibodies were coated onto standard bind MSD plates (Meso ScaleDiscovery, L15XA) for 30 min at room temperature. Plates were thenblocked with STARTING BLOCK blocking buffer (Thermo Scientific, #37542)for 30 min with shaking at 700 rpm, followed by three washes with washbuffer. The incubated solutions were added to the MSD plates for 150 swith shaking at 700 rpm followed by one wash. Antigen captured on aplate was detected with a SULFOTAG-labelled streptavidin (Meso ScaleDiscovery, R32AD-1) by incubation on the plate for 3 min. The plateswere washed three times with wash buffer and then read on an MSD SECTORIMAGER instrument using 1× Read Buffer T with surfactant (Meso ScaleDiscovery, R92TC-1). The percent free antigen was plotted as a functionof titrated antibody using GRAPHPAD PRISM software and fitted to aquadratic equation.

CD96 Binding Proteins Binding to HEK Cells Overexpressing CD96 Proteins

The binding of 42Y073-86F08-66 to the known isoforms of human orcynomolgus monkey CD96 on cell membranes was determined by flowcytometry using HEK cells that had been transfected with these differentisoforms (FIGS. 3A, 3B, and 3C). Despite the differences in maximumbinding response to the expressed isoforms, and between experiments(most likely due to variation in expression efficiency), comparablebinding activities as indicated by the EC50 of 42Y073-86F08-66 have beendemonstrated to these CD96 isoforms (Table 8). Taken together these datasuggest that 42Y073-86F08-66 is capable of recognising all membraneforms of CD96 presented in human and cynomolgus monkey.

TABLE 8 Potency of 42Y073-86F08-66 for binding to HEK cells transientlytransfected with CD96 isoforms Human Human Cyno Cyno Blood derivedCD96v1 CD96v2 CD96v1 CD96v2 Cyno CD96v2 Geometric mean 5.28 6.44 9.177.88 7.34 EC50 (Range) (3.13-8.89) (4.72-8.78) (6.83-12.3) (5.54-11.21)(5.27-10.23) nM (n = 3)

Binding Affinity of CD96 Binding Proteins to Native CD96 on Human andCynomolgus Monkey T Cells

To confirm that 42Y073-86F08-66 binds to native CD96 expressed onprimary human and monkey cells, the binding of 42Y073-86F08-66 to CD3⁺ Tcells and subsets (CD4⁺ or CD8⁺) in both species was determined by flowcytometry. 42Y073-86F08-66 bound with high affinity to human CD4⁺ andCD8⁺ T cells (EC50s of 47 pm and 45 pM respectively) (FIG. 4 and Table9). 42Y073-86F08-66 has a higher potency (pM) for binding to primaryhuman T cells compared with HEK cells that over-express CD96 (nM) as aresult of the relatively low expression of CD96 on primary cellscompared with the expression of CD96 after transient transfection ofCD96 isoforms under the control of a strong, constitutive promoterelement.

TABLE 9 Potency of 42Y073-86F08-66 to primary human T cells (total CD3⁺T cells vs CD4⁺ or CD8⁺ subsets) Human total Human CD4⁺ Human CD8⁺ CD3+T cells T cells T cells Geometric mean EC50 49.9 47.0 44.7 (Range) pM(39.6-62.6) (37.7-58.5) (31.6-63.3) (n = 6)

To confirm that 42Y073-86F08-66 binds to CD96 in cynomolgus monkeys,binding to primary monkey T cells was determined. Based on the bindingof 42Y073-86F08-66 and a commercially available anti-CD96 antibody 6F9,cynomolgus monkey T cells were found to express much lower levels ofCD96 compared with human T cells. A similar observation was made forrhesus monkey T cells. To robustly quantify CD96 target engagement,purified cynomolgus monkey CD3⁺ T cells were activated usinganti-CD2/3/28 beads for 17 days to upregulate CD96 expression.42Y073-86F08-66 binding was determined for 3 different activated T cellsamples from cynomolgus monkeys, and 42Y073-86F08-66 binding wasconfirmed in all these samples. While there was a differential maximalsignal among samples, the EC50s were very similar (mean 76.6 pM), andwithin 2-fold of that observed for human T cells (49.9 pM) (FIG. 5 ).

Internalisation of CD96 Binding Proteins Upon Binding to Human T Cellsand NK Cells

The fate of 42Y073-86F08-66 following binding was determined in humanPBMC cultures from 3 donors using imaging cytometry. Highly punctatestaining with 42Y073-86F08-66 was observed on the cell membrane in all 3cell populations (CD4⁺ T cells, CD8⁺ T cells and NK cells) from all 3donors at baseline, and this staining pattern remained across the 45hour time-course (FIG. 6 ). In all three cell populations defined (CD4⁺,CD8⁺ and NK cells) the internalisation of 42Y073-86F08-66-PE was slow,and not complete over a 45 hour time course. These data suggest that42Y073-86F08-66 internalisation is slow relative to other antibodiesthat target T cell surface receptors.

CD96 Binding Proteins Inhibits Binding of CD96 Ligand CD155 toCD96-Expressing Cells

In primary human T cells it was demonstrated that pre-complexation of42Y073-86F08-66 to membrane CD96 inhibited the latter from binding toits ligand (recombinant human CD155:Fc) (IC50 0.16 nM) (FIG. 7 ).

Disruption of Established CD96:CD155 Interactions by CD96 BindingProteins

When CD155:Fc was pre-bound to primary human T cells, 42Y073-86F08-66could compete-off CD155 in a dose-dependent manner (IC50 1.93 nM) (FIG.8 ), indicating that 42Y073-86F08-66 can displace CD96-bound CD155, thenatural ligand for CD96.

Fc Receptor Engagement by CD96 Binding Proteins

Since 42Y073-86F08-66 is a fully human IgG1 antibody with a WT Fc, it isexpected to bind to relevant Fc receptors.

Using a panel of recombinant cell lines (Promega) expressing activatoryhuman Fcγ receptor reporters (FcγRI, FcγRIIa(R), FcγRIIa(H), FcγRIIIa(V)and FcγRIIIa(F)) we demonstrated that the binding of 42Y073-86F08-66 toCD96 on primary human T cells did not result in the activation of humanFcγ receptors (FIG. 9 ). In contract, a control anti-CD52 antibody(Campath) efficiently elicited FcγR activation signals with all of theFcγ receptor-expressing cells tested.

It was important to confirm the findings of the reporter assays by cellkilling assays using primary human cells. In fresh human PBMC culturescontaining NK cells, there was no evidence of increased cell death ofeither CD4 or CD8 T cells in the presence of 42Y073-86F08-66 (FIG. 10 ).In the same experiments both CD4 and CD8 T cells were effectivelydepleted in the presence of the anti-CD52 antibody (Campath).

The first step of the classical pathway of complement activation ismediated by the binding of complement component C1q to cells that areopsonised with antibodies. The affinity of human complement componentC1q binding to 42Y073-86F08-66 was determined using SPR and was higher(KD 94.4 nM) than that of the IgG1 WT isotype control (KD 643.5 nM). Thepotential for 42Y073-86F08-66 to induce complement-dependentcytotoxicity (CDC) was investigated using primary human T cells astargets.

In CDC assays employing human serum as a source of complement, there wasno evidence of depletion of either CD4 or CD8 T cells by42Y073-86F08-66, whereas a control anti-CD52 antibody efficientlymediated depletion of both subsets (FIG. 11 ). Taken together these datasuggest that the risk of ADCC or CDC-mediated depletion of CD96expressing T cells decorated with 42Y073-86F08-66 is insignificant.

Example 3 In Vitro Efficacy and Mechanism Studies of CD96 BindingProteins In Vitro Efficacy of 42Y073-86F08-66 in a Primary Mixed HumanPBMC-MLR Assay

The effect of 42Y073-86F08-66, expressed and purified from CHO cells,and from HEK cells was tested in a primary PBMC assay with no additionof CD155, anti-CD3 or anti-TIGIT. For this assay, PBMCs from 8 differenthuman donors were mixed together and added to the well with differentantibodies in solution. After incubation for 3 days, IFNγ in thesupernatant was measured by using the homogenous time resolvedfluorescence (HTRF) detection method. In this assay, anti-CD3 was notrequired as PBMCs were activated by the MHC mismatch among differentdonors. The potency was similar for both CD96 binding proteins(expressed in CHO or HEK cells) (FIG. 12 ). Both appeared to be morepotent than Tecentriq (EC50 49 pM). In a separate repeat of the sameexperiment, the EC50s were 22 pM, 10 pM and 140 pM for 42Y073-86F08-66(HEK), 42Y073-86F08-66 (CHO) and Tecentriq respectively (FIG. 12 ). Thecell viability was also measured at the end of 3 days, and onlyTecentriq showed some reduced cell viability. None of the anti-CD96 mAbsor isotype controls reduced cell viability, consistent with the observedlack of cell depletion in the ADCC assays.

CD4⁺ T Cells are the Major Source of 42Y073-86F08-66-Induced IFNγ in theMixed Human PBMC-MLR Assay

To address the question of what cell sub-populations are responsible forthe observed increase of secreted IFNγ in the supernatant upon42Y073-86F08-66 (HEK) and 42Y073-86F08-66 (CHO) treatment in the PBMCassays, cell depletion studies were carried out. PBMCs from 4 differentdonors were depleted of CD4⁺ T cells or CD8⁺ T cells separately beforemixing together for lymphocyte activation and antibody treatment. HumanCD4 or CD8 MicroBeads (Miltenyi) were used to carry out the depletion,and the purity of CD4⁺ or CD8⁺ T cell depletion was validated by flowcytometry. CD4⁺ cells were depleted from PBMCs by 98.5-99.5%, and CD8⁺cells were depleted from PBMCs by 97.2-100%. Compared with thenon-depleted cells, the data obtained from mixed PBMC-MLR assay with Tcell depletion indicated that CD4⁺ T cells, but not CD8⁺ T cells werethe major subset responsible for the induction of IFNγ by42Y073-86F08-66 (HEK) in this assay (FIG. 13 ).

Flow Cytometry Study to Understand the Mechanism of Action of CD96Binding Proteins

To further understand the mechanism of action for anti-CD96, flowcytometry studies were carried out to study expression changes of cellsurface receptors as well as the intracellular cytokines in differentcell populations in human PBMCs. The same mixed PBMC-MLR assay systemwas used. PBMCs from 8 donors were mixed together for cell activationvia MHC-mismatch. After anti-CD96 or isotype control antibodies wereadded, the PBMCs were incubated for 0 day (baseline) or 3 days, andcells were subsequently fixed and various markers were quantified byflow cytometry. To confirm the activity of 42Y073-86F08-66 in thisexperiment, secreted IFNγ and Granzyme B in the supernatant were alsomeasured by MSD and ELISA after day 3. As observed before,42Y073-86F08-66 enhanced IFNγ and Granzyme B release (FIG. 14 ). Noincrease of secreted IFNγ or Granzyme B was observed with an anti-TIGITmAb clone 1F4 (Roche, hIgG1-WT).

To understand what cell populations contributed to the increased IFNγ by42Y073-86F08-66, intracellular staining of IFNγ was measured indifferent cell populations by flow cytometry. Even in the IgG1 isotypecontrol treated group, there was a significant increase in theexpression (data not shown) as well as the frequency of IFNγ⁺ CD4⁺, CD8⁺and NK cell subsets at day 3 compared to day 0, indicating lymphocyteactivation by mixing the PBMCs from different donors (FIGS. 15A, 15B,and 15C). Treatment with 42Y073-86F08-66 further significantly increasedthe frequency of IFNγ+ cells in all three immune subsets, namely, CD4⁺,CD8⁺ and NK cells (FIGS. 15A, 15B, and 15C). Anti-TIGIT antibody (clone1F4) only increased the frequency of IFNγ+ cells among NK cellpopulation.

Additionally, CD96 expression was significantly increased in all threecell populations upon cell activation on day 3 comparing to day 0, aprofile commonly observed for checkpoint proteins. Anti-CD96 antibodytreatment significantly reduced the CD96 MFI and CD96⁺ cell frequenciesin all 3 subsets, CD4⁺, CD8⁺ and NK cells, compared to the matchedisotype control group. The Fc-disabled 86F08-66-LAGA antibody treatmentalso led to a reduction in CD96 profile, although the decrease in CD96expression in the 42Y073-86F08-66 treated group was much moresignificant (FIGS. 16A, 16B, and 16C and FIGS. 17A, 17B, and 17C).Anti-TIGIT ab clone 1F4 showed no effect. This appeared reduction ofCD96 expression upon 42Y073-86F08-66 treatment could be due tocompetition between the anti-CD96 detection antibody and the therapeuticAb which indicates receptor occupancy by the therapeutic antibody, or itcould be due to internalization of CD96 receptor upon binding of42Y073-86F08-66. The detection antibody used in the analysis is acommercial Ab clone 6F9 (BD Biosciences).

CD226 is one of the major activating receptors in NK cells, however, itsrole in T cells is not as well established. To understand the mechanismof in more detail, we focused on characterizing the CD226⁺ population ofNK cells in the PBMC-MLR assay. Upregulation of CD96 expression uponcell activation on day 3 increased the frequency of CD226⁺CD96⁺ NKcells. Treatment with 42Y073-86F08-66 resulted in higher ratio of CD226⁺single positive vs CD226⁺CD96⁺ double positive NK cells on day 3(26.2%/25.2%=1) compared to both the isotype control(5.91%/46.4%=0.127), as well as the 86F08-66 IgG1 LAGA Fc-disabledantibody (13.8%/47.2%=0.29), potentially through target occupancy and/orinternalization of CD96 (FIG. 18 ). As CD226 is the activating receptorin the axis and CD96 is a putative checkpoint receptor in the same axis,the CD226⁺ single positive cells may represent more activated NK cellsthan the CD226+CD96⁺ double positive cells.

42Y073-86F08-66 treatment resulted in a higher frequency of IFNγ⁺ cellsand GrzB⁺ cells among CD226⁺ NK cells on day 3 after 42Y073-86F08-66treatment. No effect was observed with the Fc-disabled IgG1-LAGA leadantibody (86F08-66-LAGA).

Overall, 42Y073-86F08-66 treatment resulted in more IFNγ⁺GrzB⁺ doublepositive cells among total NK cells at day 3 comparing to the isotypecontrol Ab or the Fc-disabled IgG1-LAGA lead antibody (86F08-66-LAGA)(FIG. 19 ).

CD155-PBMC Assay for Screening of CD96 Binding Proteins

To determine the inhibitory effect of plate-bound CD155-Fc on IFNγproduction in human PBMCs, round-bottom 96-well non-TC plate (#351177)were coated with rhCD155-Fc (Cat #9174-CD-050, R&D Systems) at differentdoses overnight at 4° C. and blocked with AIM-V medium (Cat #12055-091,Thermo Fisher) containing 5% BSA (cat #9576, Sigma) for 30 min at roomtemperature. PBMCs (Cat #70025, Stemcell Technologies) were pre-treatedwith CD96 binding proteins, anti-TIGIT mAb (Cat #MAB7898, R&D Systems)or isotype control at room temperature for 10 min were added into wellsat 2×10⁵ cells/well in AIM-V medium containing 0.01 pg/ml of anti-CD3mAb and cultured for 3 days. The supernatants were harvested and storedat −20° C. for measurement of IFNγ and Granzyme B by MSD or ELISA. Theinhibitory effect of plate-bound CD155-Fc on IFNγ production in humanPMBCs is illustrated in FIG. 20 . CD96 binding proteins appear tomitigate CD155-Fc mediated IFNγ inhibition (vs. IgG1-WT isotype controlantibody) (FIG. 26 ). Additional assays were conducted determining theability of CD96 binding proteins mitigate CD155-Fc mediated TNFαsuppression (in the presence of anti-TIGIT mAb) (FIG. 27 ). Furtherassays conducted with and without anti-TIGIT mAb indicate that theability of the CD96 binding proteins to mitigate CD155-Fc inhibition onIFNγ production is apparent both with and without the presence ofanti-TIGIT mAb (FIG. 28 ).

Activity of CD96 Binding Proteins in Human Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocyte(TIL) Assays

The tumor microenvironment (TME) is immune-suppressive, and tumorinfiltrating lymphocytes (TIL) found in the tumors are oftenimmuno-dysfunctional or ‘exhausted’. A primary human TIL assay wasdeveloped to evaluate the potential therapeutic effect of42Y073-86F08-66 in vitro. Fresh, primary resected tumors weremechanically and enzymatically dissociated into single cell suspensionsthat contain both tumor cells and TILs. The TILs in the cell suspensionwere mildly activated with a suboptimal dose of soluble anti CD3 (cloneHIT3a) and were plated in triplicate into 96 well ultra-low attachmentround bottomed spheroid formation plates. The antibodies were then addedto the wells, and IFNγ in the supernatant was measured after 6 days.42Y073-86F08-66 was evaluated in this assay at 3 concentrations (10, 2,and 0.5 pg/mL) alone or in combination with either anti-PD-1(Keytruda/pembrolizumab) (10 pg/mL) or anti-TIGIT (100 pg/mL). Anti-PD-1alone was also tested as a positive control for induction of IFNγ aboveanti-CD3 alone. Appropriate isotype controls were also included.

A total of 6 tumors (4 endometrial and 2 renal) were tested in thisassay. For the 4 endometrial tumors, anti-PD-1 together with anti-CD3treatment induced equivalent IFNγ levels as anti-CD3 alone, indicatingthat the anti-CD3 stimulation may be too high and further technicaldevelopment may be necessary. In one of the two renal tumors (Sample5001063), anti-PD-1 treatment augmented (p<0.05 by 1-way Anova) IFNγproduction above anti-CD3 alone. Additionally, anti-PD-1+42Y073-86F08-66(10 pg/mL) combination treatment significantly (p<0.001 by one-wayAnova) enhanced IFNγ levels to 7764 pg/mL, higher than the 10 pg/mL42Y073-86F08-66 alone (599 pg/ml), anti-PD-1 alone (2692 pg/mL), or asimple additive effect of the two (FIG. 21 ). For the second renal tumor(Sample 1002273), anti-PD-1 treatment did not enhance IFNγ productionabove anti-CD3 stimulation alone. These tumors were not pre-screened forPD-1 axis expression or CD96-axis expression. The complexity of theseTIL assays is broadly recognized and variation in response to anti-PD-1treatment among patient tumors has been observed. This is not surprisinggiven the overall response rate for anti-PD-1 (Keytruda) in unscreenedpatients is below 25%.

Example 4 In Vivo Efficacy and Mechanism Studies Bioluminescence ImagingStudy of CD96 Binding Protein in a NK Cell Dependent B16F10 MelanomaLung Colonization Model

NK cells are part of the innate lymphocyte family and play a prominentrole in controlling early tumor growth and the spread of metastasesthrough cytotoxic activity and the release of inflammatory cytokines. Afrequently used in vivo model of studying NK cell-dependent anti-canceractivity is the B16F10 melanoma lung colonization model. This model wasalso described in the CD96 cancer related publications (Blake S. J., etal. 2016). We decided to use the same model to study 42Y073-86F08-66(produced in HEK cells) activity in vivo. To measure the efficacy ofanti-CD96 mAb in controlling lung metastasis in real time, and in a morequantitative way, instead of using regular B16F10 melanoma cells, B16F10cells encoding Red Firefly luciferase (RFluc) were used to allow in vivoimaging of the luciferase signal from the lung indicative of tumorburden.

Following the tail vein administration of −500,000 B16F10 RFlucmetastatic melanoma cells, in vivo bioluminescent imaging was performedat Day 0 (˜15 minutes post injection of cells), Day 7, 10, 14, 17, and20. (Initial cell colonization occurs in the lungs as early as 15minutes post injection from previous model development studies). Dosingfrequency was twice per week (FIGS. 22A and 22B). Following in vivoimaging at Day 20, mice were harvested for ex vivo bioluminescentimaging of the mouse lungs.

To further evaluate the role of specific immune cell types (CD4⁺, CD8⁺,and NK Cells) in this system, CD4⁺ cells, CD8⁺ cells, NK cells or bothCD4⁺ and CD8⁺ cells were depleted using an established antibodytreatment method. Subsequent flow cytometry analysis confirmed thedepletion of NK cells as well as T cells in the CD4⁺/CD8⁺ depletiongroup.

Bioluminescent imaging at Day 14 revealed significantly increased signalin the lungs of NK cell depleted groups (FIG. 23 ). When there is lowerlung signal (p/s) there is less metastases. In fact, 19 out of 20 micedid not survive to the end of the study presumably due to heavy lungtumor burden. This data clearly supports the critical role of NK cellsas primarily responsible for suppressing lung metastasis in this model.

In vivo bioluminescent imaging performed at Day 14 when the NK depletedmice were still alive showed that for NK depleted groups,42Y073-86F08-66 (produced in HEK cells) treatment significantly reducedlung metastasis (*P<0.05) comparing to isotype control treatment (FIG.24A). For the undepleted group, the trend was also observed but notstatistically significant. At Day 20, for the undepleted groups, lungsignal was decreased in 42Y073-86F08-66 treated group but was notstatistically significant (ns). For the T cell depleted groups,42Y073-86F08-66 significantly reduced (**P<0.01) lung signal compared toisotype control (FIG. 24B). When there is lower lung signal (p/s) thereis less metastases. The digital picture of the lungs after mice weresacrificed on day 20 confirmed the effect of 42Y073-86F08-66 (FIG. 25 ).

Example 5 Efficacy Data and Mechanism Summary Evidence of Activity of42Y073-86F08-66 on T Cells

Human: CD96 is expressed at readily detectable level on both CD4 and CD8T cells in PBMCs, as well as in tumor microenvironment. In TILs, besidesNK cells, CD96 was found on CD8, CD4 Teff cells as well as Tregs.Consistent with its expression pattern, flow cytometry analysis showedthat 42Y073-86F08-66 treatment increased the percentage of IFNγ⁺ CD4⁺and CD8⁺ T cells in the mixed PBMC-MLR assay. Depletion studies showed adramatic loss of IFNγ release by 42Y073-86F08-66 in the mixed PBMC-MLRassay when CD4 T cells were depleted. However, CD8 depletion was notvery impactful in this particular assay.

Mouse: In the in vivo setting, for the B16F10 lung colorization assay,on day 14 after tumor cell injection when NK depleted mice were stillalive, when NK cells were depleted, 42Y073-86F08-66 treatment stillshowed a statistically significant reduction of lung metastasiscomparing to isotype control, presumably through activating T cells.

Evidence of NK Cell Activity

Human: CD96 is expressed at readily detectable level on NK cells inPBMCs, as well as in the tumor microenvironment. In fact, among TILsubpopulations, the highest level of CD96 expression was found on NKcells. CD226 is one of the major activating receptors for NK cells, andstrong NK activity target validation data for CD96 was also reported inthe literature. In the in vitro setting, intracellular cytokine stainingstudies using flow cytometry showed increased IFNγ⁺GrzB⁺ NK cells upon42Y073-86F08-66 treatment in the mixed PBMC-MLR assays.

Mouse: In the in vivo setting, using a well-recognized highly NK celldependent model, the B16F10 lung colonization model, 42Y073-86F08-66 wasable to significantly suppress lung metastasis when both CD4 and CD8 Tcells were depleted, strongly suggesting through NK activity.

Example 6: Anti-CD96 mAb—Nonclinical Toxicology Studies

GSK6097608B (hereafter referred to as GSK6097608 and which is the sameas 42Y073-86F08-66) is a monoclonal antibody (mAb) targeting cluster ofdifferentiation (CD)96 that is being developed for the treatment ofcancer. Intravenous (IV) dose-range and 4-week repeat-dose toxicitystudies with an anti-CD96 mAb have been conducted in cynomolgus monkeysand BALB/c mice. Additionally, a single-dose PK and PD study wasconducted in monkeys. An in vitro CRA in human blood samples and acombination CRA with dostarlimab (anti-PD-1 mAb) have been conducted. Anassessment of the binding profile was conducted using a human microarraywith follow-up confirmatory binding assays. A preliminaryimmunohistochemistry (IHC) study was performed using selected human andcynomolgus monkey tissues.

BALB/c mouse and cynomolgus monkey were selected as nonclinical speciesin which to assess the safety profile of the anti-CD96 mAb. The monkeywas considered to be an appropriate nonclinical species in which toassess the potential toxicities of the anti-CD96 mAb because theanti-CD96 mAb cross-reacts with similar affinity to human and monkeyCD96 receptors. Additional nonclinical safety studies were performed inBALB/c mice based on initial PK and efficacy study results, as well asin vitro binding of the anti-CD96 mAb to murine splenocytes and cytokineproduction by murine splenocytes prestimulated with CD3/CD28 andincubated with the anti-CD96 mAb.

The anti-CD96 mAb was well tolerated in monkey toxicology studiesfollowing 4 weekly doses up to 100 mg/kg/week. CD96 receptor occupancy(RO) or target engagement on CD8⁺ T cells, CD4⁺ T cells, and NK cellswas maintained throughout all studies. A low incidence of low titeranti-drug antibodies (ADA) was observed that did not affect receptorbinding or systemic exposure. There were no changes in the number ofcirculating cells expressing CD96 and no histopathology findings intissues, including primary and secondary immune tissues, suggesting therisk of fragment crystallizable (Fc)-dependent depletion ofCD96-expressing effector cells is low. the anti-CD96 mAb was toleratedfor 4 weeks at 100 mg/kg/week in mice; however, a lower dose of 10mg/kg/week caused immune-mediated anaphylaxis due to ADA or circulatingimmune complexes following the third weekly dose administration.

An in vitro CRA evaluating the anti-CD96 mAb alone, dostarlimab alone,and the combination of the anti-CD96 mAb with dostarlimab was conductedusing PBMCs isolated from 5 male and 5 female healthy donors. Comparedwith media controls, there were minimal increases in interleukin(IL)-10, an immunoregulatory anti-inflammatory cytokine, in most donorswith each antibody treatment and mild to moderate treatment-relatedincreases in IL-6 and/or tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) for 1 donorin each of the anti-CD96 mAb-alone and dostarlimab-alone conditions.These levels were less than the anti-CD3 and anti-CD28 positive controlsthat induced a pan-cytokine response. Overall, there was no augmentationof cytokine response with the combined treatment; however, the 1 donorwith increased IL-6 and TNF-α in the anti-CD96 mAb-alone condition wasalso more sensitive to the combined treatment. The results indicate anoverall low risk for cytokine release syndrome (CRS), but there may beindividual participant responses for induction of cytokines.

Based on the tolerability and absence of relevant adverse findings, theno observed adverse effect level (NOAEL) was determined to be 100mg/kg/week (the highest dose tested) in both monkeys (gender-averagedWeek 4 mean area under the curve [AUC]0-168 h: 580 mg·h/mL [range: 483to 647 mg·h/mL] and Cmax: 5.54 mg/mL [range: 5.10 to 6.54 mg/mL]) andmice (gender-averaged Week 4 mean AUC0-168 h: 319 mg·h/mL and Cmax: 2.98mg/mL).

Example 7: First Time in Human Study of Ant-CD96 mAb as a Monotherapyand in Combination with Dostarlimab (Also Known as TSR-042)

GSK6097608B (hereafter referred to as GSK6097608 and which is the sameas 42Y073-86F08-66) is a monoclonal antibody (mAb) targeting cluster ofdifferentiation (CD)96 (anti-CD96 mAb) that is being developed for thetreatment of cancer. Engagement of CD96 by a related receptor, CD155,functions as an ‘off switch,’ or immune checkpoint, to downregulateimmune responses. This CD96 antagonist antibody was developed to blockthe CD96:CD155 inhibitory axis and increase T cell and natural killer(NK) cell antitumor activity. This first-time-in-human (FTIH) study willevaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics (PK),pharmacodynamics (PD), and preliminary clinical activity of GSK6097608given as monotherapy and in combination with dostarlimab. Dostarlimab(also known as TSR-042) is an investigational humanized mAb of theimmunoglobulin (Ig) G4 (IgG4) isotype; it has a high affinity forbinding to programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1), resulting ininhibition of binding to programmed death ligand (PD-L)1 and PD-L2.Based on the observed antitumor activity of other antibodies in the sameclass, dostarlimab is expected to exhibit clinical activity in a broadspectrum of cancers.

Based on evidence supporting the molecular interplay between pathwaysand the utility of addressing diverse immune populations, GSK6097608 maynot only work in concert with PD-(L)1 (programmed cell death protein 1and/or programmed death ligand 1) inhibition, but also benefit patientswho are refractory to, or have developed resistance to, current Tcell-based therapeutics.

Scientific Rationale for Combination with Anti-PD-1

Despite the therapeutic benefit of blocking the immune-checkpointpathways PD-(L)1 and CTLA-4 across multiple tumor types, most patientsdo not respond to monotherapy with checkpoint inhibitors, and strategiesto increase their activity by combination approaches are being activelyexplored. The rationale for combining an anti-CD96 mAb (GSK6097608) withan agent designed to block the PD-(L)1 pathway (dostarlimab, anti-PD-1mAb) is based on evidence supporting the molecular interplay betweenpathways, the utility of addressing diverse immune populations, andtherapeutic complementarity between intervention strategies.

On a mechanistic level, PD-1 signaling has been shown to dephosphorylatethe intracellular domain of CD226, attenuating the potential forco-stimulation following CD96-mediated CD155 redirection. Notably, theexpression of CD96 is upregulated in melanoma tumor tissue followingnivolumab (anti-PD-1) treatment, implicating the CD96 inhibitory axis asa possible adaptive resistance mechanism to PD-1 blockade. Reciprocalupregulation of pathway components may also be observed with CD96blockade, as GSK6097608-mediated induction of interferon gamma (IFNγ)has the potential to upregulate PD-L1 expression. Collectively, theseobservations suggest that co-blockade of CD96 and PD-(L)1 may benecessary to enable effective antitumor immune responses.

Clinical Experience with Dostarlimab

Dostarlimab is currently being developed as a monotherapy for patientswith recurrent or advanced solid tumors, including endometrial cancer(microsatellite stable and microsatellite instability-high [MSI-H]tumors), non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), and nonendometrial MSI-Hsolid tumors and polymerase ε-mutated cancer. In addition, dostarlimabis being developed as a combination therapy with other therapeuticagents for patients with advanced solid tumors (including melanoma,NSCLC, and colorectal cancer) or advanced or metastatic cancer(including endothelial ovarian cancer, triple-negative breast cancer,and urothelial carcinoma).

As of 21 Jan. 2019, there were 4 ongoing Phase 1 studies, 2 ongoingPhase 2 studies, and 1 ongoing Phase 3 study with dostarlimab.

The safety and tolerability of dostarlimab have been evaluated in over627 participants with advanced cancer who have received at least 1 doseof dostarlimab. Of the 335 participants treated with dostarlimabmonotherapy in the FTIH Study 4010-01-001 (GARNET), 93.7% reported atleast 1 treatment-emergent adverse event (TEAE), with events of fatigue,nausea, and diarrhea being the most frequently reported. Studyintervention-related TEAEs≥Grade 3 were reported in 36 participants(10.7%). The majority of study intervention-related TEAEs≥Grade 3occurred in only 2 participants each, with the exception of fatigue (6participants), alanine aminotransferase (ALT) increased (4participants), anemia (4 participants), aspartate aminotransferase (AST)increased (3 participants), and lipase increased (3 participants).Serious adverse events (SAEs) occurred in 106 participants (31.6%); in21 of these participants, these SAEs were considered study-interventionrelated. All study intervention-related SAEs occurred in 1 participanteach, with the exception of pneumonitis (4 participants), dyspnea (2participants), pyrexia (2 participants), and rash maculopapular (2participants). Twenty-three participants (6.9%) who received dostarlimabmonotherapy experienced at least 1 immune-related adverse event (irAE)with severity of ≥Grade 3; for 18 of 23 participants with ±Grade 3irAEs, the adverse event (AE) was assessed as study-intervention relatedby investigators. The majority of ≥Grade 3 irAEs were reported in ≤2participants each. The irAEs ≥Grade 3 reported in >2 participants wereAST increased (4 participants), ALT increased (4 participants), lipaseincreased (4 participants), and rash (3 participants).

Of the 292 participants treated with dostarlimab in combination withother therapeutic agents, 94.5% reported at least 1 TEAE, with events offatigue, nausea, and dyspnea being the most frequently reported. SAEsoccurred in 108 participants (37.0%); in 20 of these 108 participants,the SAEs were related to the study intervention.

Based on the safety data from human experience and the availablenonclinical pharmacology and toxicology information, dostarlimab hasdemonstrated an acceptable clinical and nonclinical safety profile thatappears to be consistent with the safety experience of approved mAb PD-1inhibitors, pembrolizumab and nivolumab.

Based on the observed antitumor activity of other antibodies in the sameclass, dostarlimab is expected to exhibit clinical activity in a broadspectrum of cancers. Preliminary efficacy data from 15 participants withMSI-H endometrial cancer and 24 participants with NSCLC who had at least1 tumor assessment were presented at the April 2018 annual meeting ofthe American Association for Cancer Research. Responses were assessed byinvestigators using immune-related Response Evaluation Criteria in SolidTumors (irRECIST). Among the 15 participants with MSI-H endometrialcancer, the overall response rate was 47% and consisted of all partialresponses (PRs); 20% had stable disease (SD) and 33% had diseaseprogression. Among the 24 participants with NSCLC, the ORR was 29% andconsisted of all PRs; 42% had SD, and 17% had disease progression. Thus,preliminary efficacy data from participants with NSCLC treated withdostarlimab appear to be comparable to the reported efficacy of otherPD-(L)1 inhibitors, such as pembrolizumab, in participants with advancedand recurrent cancer (ORR: 19%) [Herbst, 2016].

Objectives and Endpoints

This FTIH, open-label, dose-escalation study will assess the safety,tolerability, PK, PD, and preliminary clinical activity of GSK6097608 inparticipants with locally advanced, recurrent, or metastatic solidtumors as monotherapy (Arm A) or in combination with dostarlimab (ArmB); the study will be used to define the recommended Phase 2 dose(RP2D).

TABLE 10 Study summary: Objectives Endpoints Primary To determine thesafety, tolerability, and Incidence of DLTs the RP2D of GSK6097608administered IV Incidence, duration, and severity of AEs as monotherapy(Arm A) or in combination and SAEs with dostarlimab (Arm B) toparticipants with advanced or recurrent solid tumors Secondary Tofurther characterize the safety and Changes in safety assessments (eg,tolerability of GSK6097608 administered laboratory parameters, vitalsigns, cardiac IV as monotherapy (Arm A) or in parameters) combinationwith dostarlimab (Arm B) to Dose modifications (eg, dose reductions orparticipants with advanced or recurrent delays) solid tumors Withdrawalsdue to AEs To evaluate the antitumor activity of ORR based on RECIST 1.1criteria GSK6097608 as monotherapy (Arm A) or in combination withdostarlimab (Arm B) in participants with advanced or recurrent solidtumors To evaluate immunogenicity to Incidence and titers of ADA toGSK6097608 as monotherapy (Arm A) GSK6097608 (Arm A and Arm B) and andin combination with dostarlimab dostarlimab (Arm B) (Arm B) Tocharacterize the PK properties of GSK6097608 (Arms A and B): plasmaGSK6097608 as monotherapy (Arm A) concentrations, PK parameters such asand in combination with dostarlimab Cmax, Cmin, AUC, t½, as data permit(Arm B) Dostarlimab (Arm B): plasma concentrations, PK parameters suchas Cmax, Cmin, AUC, t½, as data permit Exploratory To further evaluatethe clinical activity of ORR based on iRECIST criteria GSK6097608 DCR,TTR, DoR, and TTP based on RECIST 1.1 and iRECIST, as data permit Toevaluate the PD effect of GSK6097608 PD assessment of blood and tumor inblood and tumor when administered as biomarkers, which may include theCD96 monotherapy (Arm A) or in combination axis, immune cell phenotypes,gene with dostarlimab (Arm B) expression (RNA), genomic DNA, T-cell orB-cell receptor sequences, cell-free tumor nucleic acid, and variousmeasures of immune function To evaluate the exposure-responseRelationships between parameters of PK, relationships for GSK6097608 forPD, clinical activity, safety endpoints, and PD clinical activity, andsafety markers, which may include PK (plasma concentrations, PKparameters such as Cmax, Cmin, AUC, t½, as data permit) PD biomarkers(eg, immune cell phenotypes, measures of immune function) ORR based onRECIST 1.1 criteria Safety (eg, laboratory parameters, AEs, and SAEs) Toexplore the association between Correlation between antitumor activityand GSK6097608 antitumor activity and baseline biomarkers, which mayinclude biomarkers in tumor and blood as the CD96 axis and other immunemonotherapy (Arm A) and in combination phenotyping markers by IHC orwith dostarlimab (Arm B) transcription (RNA) in tumor, soluble serumbiomarkers, and germline or tumor DNA characteristics Pharmacogenetics:To investigate the Germline genetic evaluations may be relationshipbetween genetic variations in conducted for: the germline DNA andresponse to therapy Response, including GSK6097608 alone or incombination with any concomitant medicines Disease susceptibility,severity, progression, and related conditions To explore the gutmicrobiome Sequencing of the microbiome from stool composition andrelationship to treatment samples. Analysis of the data to identifyresponse potential selection biomarkers for participant enrichmentCorrelation between antibiotic/probiotic use prior to treatment andantitumor activity Abbreviations: ADA = anti-drug antibodies; AE =adverse event; AUC = area under the curve; Cmax = maximum concentration;Cmin = minimum concentration; DCR = disease control rate; DLT =dose-limiting toxicity; DNA = deoxyribonucleic acid; DoR = duration ofresponse; IHC = immunohistochemistry; iRECIST = modified ResponseEvaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors, version 1.1 for immune-basedtherapeutics; IV = intravenous(ly); ORR = overall response rate; PD =pharmacodynamic(s); PK = pharmacokinetic(s); RNA = ribonucleic acid;RECIST 1.1 = Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors, version 1.1;RP2D = recommended Phase 2 dose; SAE = serious adverse event; t½ =half-life; TTP = time to progression; TTR = time to response.

Overall Design

This is a FTIH, open-label, nonrandomized, multicenter study designed toinvestigate the safety, tolerability, PK, PD, and preliminary clinicalactivity of escalating doses of GSK6097608 administered IV asmonotherapy (Arm A) or in combination with dostarlimab (Arm B) toparticipants with locally advanced, recurrent, or metastatic solidtumors.

GSK6097608 administered IV every 3 weeks (Q3W) will be evaluated asmonotherapy in escalating doses (Arm A) under guidance from a DoseEscalation Committee (DEC). To further evaluate the PK and PD,additional participants will be enrolled in a PK/PD cohort at the RP2D(up to 15 participants) in the following tumor types: non-small-celllung cancer (NSCLC), head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), orother tumor types defined based on emerging nonclinical and/or clinicaldata. Additional participants may also be enrolled in PK/PD cohorts atpreviously cleared dose levels (up to 15 participants per cohort) fordose exploration. These additional participants will contribute to theassessment of safety and preliminary anticancer activity, as well as theoverall PK/PD data profile.

Once a dose of GSK6097608 has been identified that is both tolerable andhas adequate drug exposure based on PK data, enrollment in thecombination arm (Arm B) may begin. In Arm B, escalating doses ofGSK6097608 will be evaluated with a fixed dosing regimen of dostarlimab.To further evaluate the PK and PD, additional participants will beenrolled in a PK/PD cohort at the RP2D (up to 15 participants) in thefollowing tumor types: NSCLC, HNSCC, or other tumor types defined basedon emerging nonclinical and/or clinical data. In addition to the cohorttreated at the RP2D, participants may also be enrolled in PK/PD cohortsat previously cleared dose levels (up to participants per cohort) fordose exploration.

These additional participants will contribute to the assessment ofsafety and preliminary anticancer activity, as well as the overall PK/PDdata profile.

Assessment of disease status at Screening and during study interventionvisits will be performed by the investigator in accordance with ResponseEvaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors, version 1.1 (RECIST 1.1) and amodified RECIST for immune-based therapeutics (iRECIST). A decision todiscontinue treatment due to disease progression will be based uponiRECIST; however, some secondary and exploratory anticancer activityanalyses will be based on RECIST 1.1. Scans will be collected centrallyand stored to allow for the option of central review.

Analysis

After each dosing cohort, the Neuenschwander Continual ReassessmentMethod (N-CRM) will be used to guide monotherapy and combination-therapydose escalation. Dose-escalation decisions will be based primarily ondose-limiting toxicities (DLTs); however, the totality of clinicalsafety assessments, PK, and PD data will be considered. No formalstatistical hypotheses will be tested, and analyses will be descriptive.

This is a 2-arm, open-label, intervention study.

Number of Participants

Approximately 100 participants will be enrolled to receive studyintervention. The total number of participants to be enrolled is anestimate and will depend on the number needed to adequately characterizethe DLT profile and determine the RP2D.

Intervention Groups and Duration

In Arm A (monotherapy), GSK6097608 will be administered IV overapproximately 30 minutes to participants under medical supervision of aninvestigator or appropriately qualified designee.

In Arm B (combination therapy), GSK6097608 will be administered IVfirst. Dostarlimab will then be administered IV over 30 minutesfollowing the end of the GSK6097608 infusion. Both study interventionswill be administered under medical supervision of an investigator ordesignee.

The study comprises 3 periods: Screening (assessments up to 28 daysprior to first dose), Treatment (until disease progression, unacceptabletoxicity, death, or withdrawal of consent), and TreatmentDiscontinuation and Follow-Up (90 days). The total duration of studyparticipation begins with the signing of the informed consent form (ICF)and continues through the final protocol-defined follow-up assessmentperiod. The maximum duration of study participation will depend on theparticipant's duration of study intervention, with an approximateduration of up to 2 years.

Tumor Imaging and Disease Assessments

Lesion assessment method and timing, evaluation of disease, diseaseprogression, and response criteria will be conducted according toResponse Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors, version 1.1 (RECIST 1.1).RECIST 1.1 will be used in the assessment of disease burden (target andnontarget lesions determination) at Screening and as the primary measureof tumor response endpoints. iRECIST will be used by investigators toassess tumor response and progression and make treatment decisions.

SEQUENCE LISTINGS Kabat defined CDRs are underlined.42Y073-86F08-1 variable light chain amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 1DIQLTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCRASQSISSYLNWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYAASSLQSGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFATYYCQQVLHTITFGGGTKVEIK42Y073-86F08-1 variable heavy chain amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 2QVQLVQSGAEVKKPGSSVKVSCKASGGTFSSYAISWRQAPGQGLEWMGGIIPIFGTASYAQKFQGRVTITADESTSTAYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCARGAGYYGDKDPMDVWGQGTTVTV SS42Y073-86F08-1 variable light chain nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 3GACATCCAGCTGACCCAGAGCCCTAGCAGCCTGAGCGCCAGCGTGGGAGACAGGGTGACCATCACCTGCAGGGCCAGCCAGTCCATCAGCAGCTACCTGAACTGGTACCAGCAGAAGCCCGGCAAGGCCCCCAAGCTGCTGATCTACGCCGCAAGCTCACTGCAGAGCGGCGTGCCCTCTAGGTTTAGCGGCAGCGGCAGCGGCACCGACTTCACCCTGACCATCAGCAGCCTCCAGCCCGAGGACTTCGCCACCTACTACTGCCAGCAGGTGCTGCACACCATCACTTTCGGCGGCGGCACCAAGGTGGAGATTAAG42Y073-86F08-1 variable heavy chain nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 4CAGGTGCAGCTGGTGCAGAGCGGCGCCGAGGTGAAAAAGCCCGGCAGCAGCGTGAAGGTGAGCTGCAAGGCCTCCGGCGGGACCTTCAGCAGCTACGCCATCAGCTGGGTGAGGCAGGCTCCCGGACAGGGCCTGGAGTGGATGGGCGGCATCATCCCCATTTTCGGCACCGCCAGCTACGCCCAGAAGTTCCAGGGAAGGGTCACCATCACCGCCGACGAGAGCACCAGCACCGCCTACATGGAACTCAGCAGCCTGAGGAGCGAGGACACCGCCGTGTACTATTGCGCCAGGGGCGCCGGCTACTACGGCGACAAGGACCCCATGGACGTGTGGGGCCAGGGCACCACCGTGACTGTGAGCAGC42Y073-86F04-3 variable light chain amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 5DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCRASQSISSYLNWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYAASSLQSGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFATYYCQQPYFSPPTFGGGTKVEIK42Y073-86F04-3 variable heavy chain amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 6QVQLVQSGAEVKKPGSSVKVSCKASGGTFSYNAISWRQAPGQGLEWMGGIIPIMGTARYAQKFQGRVTITADESTSTAYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCARLLGESGMDVWGQGTTVTVSS42Y073-86F04-3 variable light chain nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 7GACATCCAGATGACCCAGAGCCCTAGCAGCCTGAGCGCCAGCGTGGGAGACAGGGTGACCATCACCTGCAGGGCCAGCCAGTCCATCAGCAGCTACCTGAACTGGTACCAGCAGAAGCCCGGCAAGGCCCCCAAGCTGCTGATCTACGCCGCAAGCTCACTGCAGAGCGGCGTGCCCTCTAGGTTTAGCGGCAGCGGCAGCGGCACCGACTTCACCCTGACCATCAGCAGCCTCCAGCCCGAGGACTTCGCCACCTACTACTGCCAGCAGCCCTACTTCAGCCCCCCCACTTTCGGCGGCGGCACCAAGGTGGAGATTAAG42Y073-86F04-3 variable heavy chain nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 8CAGGTGCAGCTGGTGCAGAGCGGCGCCGAGGTGAAAAAGCCCGGCAGCAGCGTGAAGGTGAGCTGCAAGGCCTCCGGCGGGACCTTCAGCTACAACGCCATCAGCTGGGTGAGGCAGGCTCCCGGACAGGGCCTGGAGTGGATGGGCGGCATCATCCCCATTATGGGCACCGCCAGGTACGCCCAGAAGTTCCAGGGAAGGGTCACCATCACCGCCGACGAGAGCACCAGCACCGCCTACATGGAACTCAGCAGCCTGAGGAGCGAGGACACCGCCGTGTACTATTGCGCCAGGCTGCTGGGCGAGAGCGGCATGGACGTGTGGGGCCAGGGCACCACCG TGACTGTGAGCAGC42Y073-86F04-4 variable light chain amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 9DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCRASQSISSYLNWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYAASSLQSGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFATYYCQQPYFSPPTFGGGTKVEIK42Y073-86F04-4 variable heavy chain amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 10QVQLVQSGAEVKKPGSSVKVSCKASGGTFESEAISWRQAPGQGLEWMGGIIPIFGRARYAQKFQGRVTITADESTSTAYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCARLLGESGMDVWGQGTTVTVSS42Y073-86F04-4 variable light chain nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 11GACATCCAGATGACCCAGAGCCCTAGCAGCCTGAGCGCCAGCGTGGGAGACAGGGTGACCATCACCTGCAGGGCCAGCCAGTCCATCAGCAGCTACCTGAACTGGTACCAGCAGAAGCCCGGCAAGGCCCCCAAGCTGCTGATCTACGCCGCAAGCTCACTGCAGAGCGGCGTGCCCTCTAGGTTTAGCGGCAGCGGCAGCGGCACCGACTTCACCCTGACCATCAGCAGCCTCCAGCCCGAGGACTTCGCCACCTACTACTGCCAGCAGCCCTACTTCAGCCCCCCCACTTTCGGCGGCGGCACCAAGGTGGAGATTAAG42Y073-86F04-4 variable heavy chain nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 12CAGGTGCAGCTGGTGCAGAGCGGCGCCGAGGTGAAAAAGCCCGGCAGCAGCGTGAAGGTGAGCTGCAAGGCCTCCGGCGGGACCTTCGAGAGCGAGGCCATCAGCTGGGTGAGGCAGGCTCCCGGACAGGGCCTGGAGTGGATGGGCGGCATCATCCCCATTTTCGGCAGGGCCAGGTACGCCCAGAAGTTCCAGGGAAGGGTCACCATCACCGCCGACGAGAGCACCAGCACCGCCTACATGGAACTCAGCAGCCTGAGGAGCGAGGACACCGCCGTGTACTATTGCGCCAGGCTGCTGGGCGAGAGCGGCATGGACGTGTGGGGCCAGGGCACCACC GTGACTGTGAGCAGC42Y073-86F04-5 variable light chain amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 13DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCRASQSISSYLNWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYAASSLQSGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFATYYCQQPYFSPPTFGGGTKVEIK42Y073-86F04-5 variable heavy chain amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 14QVQLVQSGAEVKKPGSSVKVSCKASGGTFSSHAISWRQAPGQGLEWMGGIIPIFGRGKYAQKFQGRVTITADESTSTAYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCARLLGESGMDVWGQGTTVTVSS42Y073-86F04-5 variable light chain nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 15GACATCCAGATGACCCAGAGCCCTAGCAGCCTGAGCGCCAGCGTGGGAGACAGGGTGACCATCACCTGCAGGGCCAGCCAGTCCATCAGCAGCTACCTGAACTGGTACCAGCAGAAGCCCGGCAAGGCCCCCAAGCTGCTGATCTACGCCGCAAGCTCACTGCAGAGCGGCGTGCCCTCTAGGTTTAGCGGCAGCGGCAGCGGCACCGACTTCACCCTGACCATCAGCAGCCTCCAGCCCGAGGACTTCGCCACCTACTACTGCCAGCAGCCCTACTTCAGCCCCCCCACTTTCGGCGGCGGCACCAAGGTGGAGATTAAG42Y073-86F04-5 variable heavy chain nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 16CAGGTGCAGCTGGTGCAGAGCGGCGCCGAGGTGAAAAAGCCCGGCAGCAGCGTGAAGGTGAGCTGCAAGGCCTCCGGCGGGACCTTCAGCAGCCACGCCATCAGCTGGGTGAGGCAGGCTCCCGGACAGGGCCTGGAGTGGATGGGCGGCATCATCCCCATTTTCGGCAGGGGCAAGTACGCCCAGAAGTTCCAGGGAAGGGTCACCATCACCGCCGACGAGAGCACCAGCACCGCCTACATGGAACTCAGCAGCCTGAGGAGCGAGGACACCGCCGTGTACTATTGCGCCAGGCTGCTGGGCGAGAGCGGCATGGACGTGTGGGGCCAGGGCACCACCG TGACTGTGAGCAGC42Y073-86F04-6 variable light chain amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 17DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCRASQSISSYLNWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYAASSLQSGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFATYYCQQPYFSPPTFGGGTKVEIK42Y073-86F04-6 variable heavy chain amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 18QVQLVQSGAEVKKPGSSVKVSCKASGGTFSGHAISWVRQAPGQGLEWMGGIIPIFGRARYAQKFQGRVTITADESTSTAYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCARLLGESGMDVWGQGTTVTVSS42Y073-86F04-6 variable light chain nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 19GACATCCAGATGACCCAGAGCCCTAGCAGCCTGAGCGCCAGCGTGGGAGACAGGGTGACCATCACCTGCAGGGCCAGCCAGTCCATCAGCAGCTACCTGAACTGGTACCAGCAGAAGCCCGGCAAGGCCCCCAAGCTGCTGATCTACGCCGCAAGCTCACTGCAGAGCGGCGTGCCCTCTAGGTTTAGCGGCAGCGGCAGCGGCACCGACTTCACCCTGACCATCAGCAGCCTCCAGCCCGAGGACTTCGCCACCTACTACTGCCAGCAGCCCTACTTCAGCCCCCCCACTTTCGGCGGCGGCACCAAGGTGGAGATTAAG42Y073-86F04-6 variable heavy chain nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 20CAGGTGCAGCTGGTGCAGAGCGGCGCCGAGGTGAAAAAGCCCGGCAGCAGCGTGAAGGTGAGCTGCAAGGCCTCCGGCGGGACCTTCAGCGGCCACGCCATCAGCTGGGTGAGGCAGGCTCCCGGACAGGGCCTGGAGTGGATGGGCGGCATCATCCCCATTTTCGGCAGGGCCAGGTACGCCCAGAAGTTCCAGGGAAGGGTCACCATCACCGCCGACGAGAGCACCAGCACCGCCTACATGGAACTCAGCAGCCTGAGGAGCGAGGACACCGCCGTGTACTATTGCGCCAGGCTGCTGGGCGAGAGCGGCATGGACGTGTGGGGCCAGGGCACCACCG TGACTGTGAGCAGC42Y073-86F04-18 variable light chain amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 21DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCRASQSISSYLNWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYAASSLQSGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFATYYCQQPYFSPPTFGGGTKVEIK42Y073-86F04-18 variable heavy chain amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 22QVQLVQSGAEVKKPGSSVKVSCKASGGTFSSRAISWRQAPGQGLEWMGGIIPIMGTARYAQKFQGRVTITADESTSTAYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCARLLGESGMDVWGQGTTVTVSS42Y073-86F04-18 variable light chain nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 23GACATCCAGATGACCCAGAGCCCTAGCAGCCTGAGCGCCAGCGTGGGAGACAGGGTGACCATCACCTGCAGGGCCAGCCAGTCCATCAGCAGCTACCTGAACTGGTACCAGCAGAAGCCCGGCAAGGCCCCCAAGCTGCTGATCTACGCCGCAAGCTCACTGCAGAGCGGCGTGCCCTCTAGGTTTAGCGGCAGCGGCAGCGGCACCGACTTCACCCTGACCATCAGCAGCCTCCAGCCCGAGGACTTCGCCACCTACTACTGCCAGCAGCCCTACTTCAGCCCCCCCACTTTCGGCGGCGGCACCAAGGTGGAGATTAAG42Y073-86F04-18 variable heavy chain nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 24CAGGTGCAGCTGGTGCAGAGCGGCGCCGAGGTGAAAAAGCCCGGCAGCAGCGTGAAGGTGAGCTGCAAGGCCTCCGGCGGGACCTTCAGCAGCAGGGCCATCAGCTGGGTGAGGCAGGCTCCCGGACAGGGCCTGGAGTGGATGGGCGGCATCATCCCCATTATGGGCACCGCCAGGTACGCCCAGAAGTTCCAGGGAAGGGTCACCATCACCGCCGACGAGAGCACCAGCACCGCCTACATGGAACTCAGCAGCCTGAGGAGCGAGGACACCGCCGTGTACTATTGCGCCAGGCTGCTGGGCGAGAGCGGCATGGACGTGTGGGGCCAGGGCACCACCG TGACTGTGAGCAGC42Y073-86F04-33 variable light chain amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 25DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCRASQSISSYLNWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYAASSLQSGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFATYYCQQPYFSPPTFGGGTKVEIK42Y073-86F04-33 variable heavy chain amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 26QVQLVQSGAEVKKPGSSVKVSCKASGGTFSSYAISWRQAPGQGLEWMGGILPIFGRANYAQKFQGRVTITADESTSTAYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCARLLGESGMDVWGQGTTVTVSS42Y073-86F04-33 variable light chain nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 27GACATCCAGATGACCCAGAGCCCTAGCAGCCTGAGCGCCAGCGTGGGAGACAGGGTGACCATCACCTGCAGGGCCAGCCAGTCCATCAGCAGCTACCTGAACTGGTACCAGCAGAAGCCCGGCAAGGCCCCCAAGCTGCTGATCTACGCCGCAAGCTCACTGCAGAGCGGCGTGCCCTCTAGGTTTAGCGGCAGCGGCAGCGGCACCGACTTCACCCTGACCATCAGCAGCCTCCAGCCCGAGGACTTCGCCACCTACTACTGCCAGCAGCCCTACTTCAGCCCCCCCACTTTCGGCGGCGGCACCAAGGTGGAGATTAAG42Y073-86F04-33 variable heavy chain nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 28CAGGTGCAGCTGGTGCAGAGCGGCGCCGAGGTGAAAAAGCCCGGCAGCAGCGTGAAGGTGAGCTGCAAGGCCTCCGGCGGGACCTTCAGCAGCTACGCCATCAGCTGGGTGAGGCAGGCTCCCGGACAGGGCCTGGAGTGGATGGGCGGCATCCTGCCCATTTTCGGCAGGGCCAACTACGCCCAGAAGTTCCAGGGAAGGGTCACCATCACCGCCGACGAGAGCACCAGCACCGCCTACATGGAACTCAGCAGCCTGAGGAGCGAGGACACCGCCGTGTACTATTGCGCCAGGCTGCTGGGCGAGAGCGGCATGGACGTGTGGGGCCAGGGCACCACCG TGACTGTGAGCAGC42Y073-86F04-88 variable light chain amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 29DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCRASQSISSYLNWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYAASSLQSGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFATYYCQQPYFSPPTFGGGTKVEIK42Y073-86F04-88 variable heavy chain amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 30QVQLVQSGAEVKKPGSSVKVSCKASGGTFSSSAISWVRQAPGQGLEWMGGIIPIFGRANYAQKFQGRVTITADESTSTAYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCARLLGESGMDVWGQGTTVTVSS42Y073-86F04-88 variable light chain nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 31GACATCCAGATGACCCAGAGCCCTAGCAGCCTGAGCGCCAGCGTGGGAGACAGGGTGACCATCACCTGCAGGGCCAGCCAGTCCATCAGCAGCTACCTGAACTGGTACCAGCAGAAGCCCGGCAAGGCCCCCAAGCTGCTGATCTACGCCGCAAGCTCACTGCAGAGCGGCGTGCCCTCTAGGTTTAGCGGCAGCGGCAGCGGCACCGACTTCACCCTGACCATCAGCAGCCTCCAGCCCGAGGACTTCGCCACCTACTACTGCCAGCAGCCCTACTTCAGCCCCCCCACTTTCGGCGGCGGCACCAAGGTGGAGATTAAG42Y073-86F04-88 variable heavy chain nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 32CAGGTGCAGCTGGTGCAGAGCGGCGCCGAGGTGAAAAAGCCCGGCAGCAGCGTGAAGGTGAGCTGCAAGGCCTCCGGCGGGACCTTCAGCAGCAGCGCCATCAGCTGGGTGAGGCAGGCTCCCGGACAGGGCCTGGAGTGGATGGGCGGCATCATCCCCATTTTCGGCAGGGCCAACTACGCCCAGAAGTTCCAGGGAAGGGTCACCATCACCGCCGACGAGAGCACCAGCACCGCCTACATGGAACTCAGCAGCCTGAGGAGCGAGGACACCGCCGTGTACTATTGCGCCAGGCTGCTGGGCGAGAGCGGCATGGACGTGTGGGGCCAGGGCACCACCG TGACTGTGAGCAGC42Y073-86F08-3 variable light chain amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 33DIQLTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCRASQSISSYLNWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYAASSLQSGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFATYYCQQVLHTITFGGGTKVEIK42Y073-86F08-3 variable heavy chain amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 34QVQLVQSGAEVKKPGSSVKVSCKASGGTFVNYAISWRQAPGQGLEWMGGIIPALGTANYAQKFQGRVTITADESTSTAYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCARGAGYYGDKDPMDVWGQGTTVTV SS42Y073-86F08-3 variable light chain nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 35GACATCCAGCTGACCCAGAGCCCTAGCAGCCTGAGCGCCAGCGTGGGAGACAGGGTGACCATCACCTGCAGGGCCAGCCAGTCCATCAGCAGCTACCTGAACTGGTACCAGCAGAAGCCCGGCAAGGCCCCCAAGCTGCTGATCTACGCCGCAAGCTCACTGCAGAGCGGCGTGCCCTCTAGGTTTAGCGGCAGCGGCAGCGGCACCGACTTCACCCTGACCATCAGCAGCCTCCAGCCCGAGGACTTCGCCACCTACTACTGCCAGCAGGTGCTGCACACCATCACTTTCGGCGGCGGCACCAAGGTGGAGATTAAG42Y073-86F08-3 variable heavy chain nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 36CAGGTGCAGCTGGTGCAGAGCGGCGCCGAGGTGAAAAAGCCCGGCAGCAGCGTGAAGGTGAGCTGCAAGGCCTCCGGCGGGACCTTCGTGAACTACGCCATCAGCTGGGTGAGGCAGGCTCCCGGACAGGGCCTGGAGTGGATGGGCGGCATCATCCCCGCCCTGGGCACCGCCAACTACGCCCAGAAGTTCCAGGGAAGGGTCACCATCACCGCCGACGAGAGCACCAGCACCGCCTACATGGAACTCAGCAGCCTGAGGAGCGAGGACACCGCCGTGTACTATTGCGCCAGGGGCGCCGGCTACTACGGCGACAAGGACCCCATGGACGTGTGGGGCCAGGGCACCACCGTGACTGTGAGCAGC42Y073-86F08-4 variable light chain amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 37DIQLTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCRASQSISSYLNWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYAASSLQSGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFATYYCQQVLHTITFGGGTKVEIK42Y073-86F08-4 variable heavy chain amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 38QVQLVQSGAEVKKPGSSVKVSCKASGGTFSEYAIHWRQAPGQGLEWMGNIIPIFGTAGYAQKFQGRVTITADESTSTAYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCARGAGYYGDKDPMDVWGQGTTVTV SS42Y073-86F08-4 variable light chain nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 39GACATCCAGCTGACCCAGAGCCCTAGCAGCCTGAGCGCCAGCGTGGGAGACAGGGTGACCATCACCTGCAGGGCCAGCCAGTCCATCAGCAGCTACCTGAACTGGTACCAGCAGAAGCCCGGCAAGGCCCCCAAGCTGCTGATCTACGCCGCAAGCTCACTGCAGAGCGGCGTGCCCTCTAGGTTTAGCGGCAGCGGCAGCGGCACCGACTTCACCCTGACCATCAGCAGCCTCCAGCCCGAGGACTTCGCCACCTACTACTGCCAGCAGGTGCTGCACACCATCACTTTCGGCGGCGGCACCAAGGTGGAGATTAAG42Y073-86F08-4 variable heavy chain nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 40CAGGTGCAGCTGGTGCAGAGCGGCGCCGAGGTGAAAAAGCCCGGCAGCAGCGTGAAGGTGAGCTGCAAGGCCTCCGGCGGGACCTTCAGCGAGTACGCCATCCACTGGGTGAGGCAGGCTCCCGGACAGGGCCTGGAGTGGATGGGCAACATCATCCCCATTTTCGGCACCGCCGGCTACGCCCAGAAGTTCCAGGGAAGGGTCACCATCACCGCCGACGAGAGCACCAGCACCGCCTACATGGAACTCAGCAGCCTGAGGAGCGAGGACACCGCCGTGTACTATTGCGCCAGGGGCGCCGGCTACTACGGCGACAAGGACCCCATGGACGTGTGGGGCCAGGGCACCACCGTGACTGTGAGCAGC42Y073-86F08-8 variable light chain amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 41DIQLTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCRASQSISSYLNWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYAASSLQSGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFATYYCQQVLHTITFGGGTKVEIK42Y073-86F08-8 variable heavy chain amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 42QVQLVQSGAEVKKPGSSVKVSCKASGGTFWLYAISWWRQAPGQGLEWMGGIIPQLGTANYAQKFQGRVTITADESTSTAYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCARGAGYYGDKDPMDVWGQGTTVT VSS42Y073-86F08-8 variable light chain nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 43GACATCCAGCTGACCCAGAGCCCTAGCAGCCTGAGCGCCAGCGTGGGAGACAGGGTGACCATCACCTGCAGGGCCAGCCAGTCCATCAGCAGCTACCTGAACTGGTACCAGCAGAAGCCCGGCAAGGCCCCCAAGCTGCTGATCTACGCCGCAAGCTCACTGCAGAGCGGCGTGCCCTCTAGGTTTAGCGGCAGCGGCAGCGGCACCGACTTCACCCTGACCATCAGCAGCCTCCAGCCCGAGGACTTCGCCACCTACTACTGCCAGCAGGTGCTGCACACCATCACTTTCGGCGGCGGCACCAAGGTGGAGATTAAG42Y073-86F08-8 variable heavy chain nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 44CAGGTGCAGCTGGTGCAGAGCGGCGCCGAGGTGAAAAAGCCCGGCAGCAGCGTGAAGGTGAGCTGCAAGGCCTCCGGCGGGACCTTCTGGCTGTACGCCATCAGCTGGGTGAGGCAGGCTCCCGGACAGGGCCTGGAGTGGATGGGCGGCATCATCCCCCAGCTGGGCACCGCCAACTACGCCCAGAAGTTCCAGGGAAGGGTCACCATCACCGCCGACGAGAGCACCAGCACCGCCTACATGGAACTCAGCAGCCTGAGGAGCGAGGACACCGCCGTGTACTATTGCGCCAGGGGCGCCGGCTACTACGGCGACAAGGACCCCATGGACGTGTGGGGCCAGGGCACCACCGTGACTGTGAGCAGC42Y073-86F08-17 variable light chain amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 45DIQLTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCRASQSISSYLNWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYAASSLQSGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFATYYCQQVLHTITFGGGTKVEIK42Y073-86F08-17 variable heavy chain amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 46QVQLVQSGAEVKKPGSSVKVSCKASGGTFREYAISWRQAPGQGLEWMGGIIPVFGTANYAQKFQGRVTITADESTSTAYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCARGAGYYGDKDPMDVWGQGTTVTV SS42Y073-86F08-17 variable light chain nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 47GACATCCAGCTGACCCAGAGCCCTAGCAGCCTGAGCGCCAGCGTGGGAGACAGGGTGACCATCACCTGCAGGGCCAGCCAGTCCATCAGCAGCTACCTGAACTGGTACCAGCAGAAGCCCGGCAAGGCCCCCAAGCTGCTGATCTACGCCGCAAGCTCACTGCAGAGCGGCGTGCCCTCTAGGTTTAGCGGCAGCGGCAGCGGCACCGACTTCACCCTGACCATCAGCAGCCTCCAGCCCGAGGACTTCGCCACCTACTACTGCCAGCAGGTGCTGCACACCATCACTTTCGGCGGCGGCACCAAGGTGGAGATTAAG42Y073-86F08-17 variable heavy chain nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 48CAGGTGCAGCTGGTGCAGAGCGGCGCCGAGGTGAAAAAGCCCGGCAGCAGCGTGAAGGTGAGCTGCAAGGCCTCCGGCGGGACCTTCAGGGAGTACGCCATCAGCTGGGTGAGGCAGGCTCCCGGACAGGGCCTGGAGTGGATGGGCGGCATCATCCCCGTGTTCGGCACCGCCAACTACGCCCAGAAGTTCCAGGGAAGGGTCACCATCACCGCCGACGAGAGCACCAGCACCGCCTACATGGAACTCAGCAGCCTGAGGAGCGAGGACACCGCCGTGTACTATTGCGCCAGGGGCGCCGGCTACTACGGCGACAAGGACCCCATGGACGTGTGGGGCCAGGGCACCACCGTGACTGTGAGCAGC42Y073-86F08-22 variable light chain amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 49DIQLTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCRASQSISSYLNWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYAASSLQSGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFATYYCQQVLHTITFGGGTKVEIK42Y073-86F08-22 variable heavy chain amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 50QVQLVQSGAEVKKPGASVKVSCKASGYTFDSYAMHWRQAPGQGLEWMGGIIPIFGTAWYAQKFQGRVTITADESTSTAYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCARGAGYYGDKDPMDVWGQGTTVT VSS42Y073-86F08-22 variable light chain nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 51GACATCCAGCTGACCCAGAGCCCTAGCAGCCTGAGCGCCAGCGTGGGAGACAGGGTGACCATCACCTGCAGGGCCAGCCAGTCCATCAGCAGCTACCTGAACTGGTACCAGCAGAAGCCCGGCAAGGCCCCCAAGCTGCTGATCTACGCCGCAAGCTCACTGCAGAGCGGCGTGCCCTCTAGGTTTAGCGGCAGCGGCAGCGGCACCGACTTCACCCTGACCATCAGCAGCCTCCAGCCCGAGGACTTCGCCACCTACTACTGCCAGCAGGTGCTGCACACCATCACTTTCGGCGGCGGCACCAAGGTGGAGATTAAG42Y073-86F08-22 variable heavy chain nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 52CAGGTGCAGCTGGTGCAGAGCGGCGCCGAGGTGAAAAAGCCCGGCGCCAGCGTGAAGGTGAGCTGCAAGGCCTCCGGCTACACCTTCGACAGCTACGCCATGCACTGGGTGAGGCAGGCTCCCGGACAGGGCCTGGAGTGGATGGGCGGCATCATCCCCATTTTCGGCACCGCCTGGTACGCCCAGAAGTTCCAGGGAAGGGTCACCATCACCGCCGACGAGAGCACCAGCACCGCCTACATGGAACTCAGCAGCCTGAGGAGCGAGGACACCGCCGTGTACTATTGCGCCAGGGGCGCCGGCTACTACGGCGACAAGGACCCCATGGACGTGTGGGGCCAGGGCACCACCGTGACTGTGAGCAGC42Y073-86F08-47 variable light chain amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 53DIQLTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCRASQSISSYLNWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYAASSLQSGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFATYYCQQVLHTITFGGGTKVEIK42Y073-86F08-47 variable heavy chain amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 54QVQLVQSGAEVKKPGSSVKVSCKASGGTFSQYAIHWVRQAPGQGLEWMGVIIPIFGKANYAQKFQGRVTITADESTSTAYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCARGAGYYGDKDPMDVWGQGTTVTV SS42Y073-86F08-47 variable light chain nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 55GACATCCAGCTGACCCAGAGCCCTAGCAGCCTGAGCGCCAGCGTGGGAGACAGGGTGACCATCACCTGCAGGGCCAGCCAGTCCATCAGCAGCTACCTGAACTGGTACCAGCAGAAGCCCGGCAAGGCCCCCAAGCTGCTGATCTACGCCGCAAGCTCACTGCAGAGCGGCGTGCCCTCTAGGTTTAGCGGCAGCGGCAGCGGCACCGACTTCACCCTGACCATCAGCAGCCTCCAGCCCGAGGACTTCGCCACCTACTACTGCCAGCAGGTGCTGCACACCATCACTTTCGGCGGCGGCACCAAGGTGGAGATTAAG42Y073-86F08-47 variable heavy chain nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 56CAGGTGCAGCTGGTGCAGAGCGGCGCCGAGGTGAAAAAGCCCGGCAGCAGCGTGAAGGTGAGCTGCAAGGCCTCCGGCGGGACCTTCAGCCAGTACGCCATCCACTGGGTGAGGCAGGCTCCCGGACAGGGCCTGGAGTGGATGGGCGTGATCATCCCCATTTTCGGCAAGGCCAACTACGCCCAGAAGTTCCAGGGAAGGGTCACCATCACCGCCGACGAGAGCACCAGCACCGCCTACATGGAACTCAGCAGCCTGAGGAGCGAGGACACCGCCGTGTACTATTGCGCCAGGGGCGCCGGCTACTACGGCGACAAGGACCCCATGGACGTGTGGGGCCAGGGCACCACCGTGACTGTGAGCAGC42Y073-2B04-46 variable light chain amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 57EIVLTQSPATLSLSPGERATLSCRASQSVSSYLAWYQQKPGQAPRLLIYDASKRATGIPARFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLEPEDFAVYYCQQLDNWPITFGGGTKVEIK42Y073-2B04-46 variable heavy chain amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 58QVQLQQWGAGLLKPSETLSLTCAVYGGSFRRYYWSWIRQPPGKGLEWIGEIDGWGSTNYNPSLKSRVTISVDTSKNQFSLKLSSVTAADTAVYYCARGGSVDFWSGSDYYYYMDVWGKG ATVTVSS42Y073-2B04-46 variable light chain nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 59GAGATCGTGCTGACCCAGAGCCCCGCAACCCTGTCCCTGAGCCCCGGCGAAAGGGCCACTCTGAGCTGCAGGGCCAGCCAGAGCGTGAGCAGCTACCTCGCCTGGTACCAGCAGAAGCCCGGCCAGGCCCCTAGGCTGCTGATCTACGACGCCAGCAAGAGGGCCACCGGCATTCCCGCCAGGTTCAGCGGCAGCGGCAGCGGCACCGACTTCACCCTGACCATCAGCAGCCTGGAGCCCGAGGACTTCGCCGTCTACTACTGCCAGCAGCTGGACAACTGGCCCATCACCTTCGGGGGCGGCACCAAGGTGGAGATCAAG42Y073-2B04-46 variable heavy chain nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 60CAGGTGCAGCTGCAGCAGTGGGGCGCCGGACTGCTGAAGCCCAGCGAGACCCTGAGCCTGACCTGCGCCGTGTACGGCGGGTCCTTCAGGAGGTACTACTGGAGCTGGATCAGGCAGCCCCCCGGCAAAGGCCTGGAGTGGATCGGCGAGATCGACGGCTGGGGCAGCACCAACTACAACCCCAGCCTCAAGAGCAGGGTGACCATCAGCGTGGACACCAGCAAGAACCAGTTCAGCCTGAAGCTGAGCAGCGTGACCGCCGCCGACACCGCCGTGTACTATTG CGCCAGGGGCGGCAGCGTGGACTTCTGGAGCGGCAGCGACTACTACTACTACATGGACGTGTGGGGCAAGGGCGCCACCGTCACCGTGAGCAGC42Y073-1A01-85 variable light chain amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 61DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCRASQSISSYLNWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYAASSLQSGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFATYYCQQSLYPPRTFGGGTKVEIK42Y073-1A01-85 variable heavy chain amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 62QVQLVQSGAEVKKPGASVKVSCKASGYTFTSYPMHWVRQAPGQGLEWMGIINPSGGFTSYAQKFQGRVTMTRDTSTSTVYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCARETAYYTTKGNWFDPWGQGTL VTVSA42Y073-1A01-85 variable light chain nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 63GACATCCAGATGACCCAGAGCCCTAGCAGCCTGAGCGCCAGCGTGGGAGACAGGGTGACCATCACCTGCAGGGCCAGCCAGTCCATCAGCAGCTACCTGAACTGGTACCAGCAGAAGCCCGGCAAGGCCCCCAAGCTGCTGATCTACGCCGCAAGCTCACTGCAGAGCGGCGTGCCCTCTAGGTTTAGCGGCAGCGGCAGCGGCACCGACTTCACCCTGACCATCAGCAGCCTCCAGCCCGAGGACTTCGCCACCTACTACTGCCAGCAGAGCCTGTACCCCCCCAGGACTTTCGGCGGCGGCACCAAGGTGGAGATTAAG42Y073-1A01-85 variable heavy chain nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 64CAGGTGCAGCTGGTGCAGAGCGGCGCCGAAGTGAAAAAGCCCGGCGCCAGCGTGAAGGTCAGCTGCAAGGCCTCCGGGTACACCTTCACCAGCTACCCCATGCACTGGGTGAGGCAGGCCCCCGGCCAGGGCCTCGAGTGGATGGGCATCATCAACCCCAGCGGAGGCTTCACCAGCTACGCCCAGAAGTTCCAGGGCAGGGTGACCATGACAAGGGACACCAGCACCAGCACCGTGTACATGGAGCTGAGCAGCCTGAGGAGCGAGGACACCGCCGTGTATTACTGCGCAAGGGAGACCGCCTACTACACCACCAAGGGCAACTGGTTCGACCCCTGGGGCCAGGGCACCCTGGTGACCGTGAGCGCC42Y073-1A01-97 variable light chain amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 65DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCRASQSISSYLNWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYAASSLQSGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFATYYCQQSLYPPRTFGGGTKVEIK42Y073-1A01-97 variable heavy chain amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 66QVQLVQSGAEVKKPGASVKVSCKASGYTFTRAAMHWRQAPGQGLEWMGIINPAGGYTSYAQKFQGRVTMTRDTSTSTVYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCARETAYYTTKGNWFDPWGQGTL VTVSS42Y073-1A01-97 variable light chain nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 67GACATCCAGATGACCCAGAGCCCTAGCAGCCTGAGCGCCAGCGTGGGAGACAGGGTGACCATCACCTGCAGGGCCAGCCAGTCCATCAGCAGCTACCTGAACTGGTACCAGCAGAAGCCCGGCAAGGCCCCCAAGCTGCTGATCTACGCCGCAAGCTCACTGCAGAGCGGCGTGCCCTCTAGGTTTAGCGGCAGCGGCAGCGGCACCGACTTCACCCTGACCATCAGCAGCCTCCAGCCCGAGGACTTCGCCACCTACTACTGCCAGCAGAGCCTGTACCCCCCCAGGACTTTCGGCGGCGGCACCAAGGTGGAGATTAAG42Y073-1A01-97 variable heavy chain nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 68CAGGTGCAGCTGGTGCAGAGCGGCGCCGAAGTGAAAAAGCCCGGCGCCAGCGTGAAGGTCAGCTGCAAGGCCTCCGGGTACACCTTCACCAGGGCCGCCATGCACTGGGTGAGGCAGGCCCCCGGCCAGGGCCTCGAGTGGATGGGCATCATCAACCCCGCCGGAGGCTACACCAGCTACGCCCAGAAGTTCCAGGGCAGGGTGACCATGACAAGGGACACCAGCACCAGCACCGTGTACATGGAGCTGAGCAGCCTGAGGAGCGAGGACACCGCCGTGTATT ACTGCGCAAGGGAGACCGCCTACTACACCACCAAGGGCAACTGGTTCGACCCCTGGGGCCAGGGCACCCTGGTGACCGTGAGCTCT42Y073-1A01-100 variable light chain amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 69DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCRASQSISSYLNWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYAASSLQSGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFATYYCQQSLYPPRTFGGGTKVEIK42Y073-1A01-100 variable heavy chain amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 70QVQLVQSGAEVKKPGASVKVSCKASGYTFTTYRMHWRQAPGQGLEWMGIINPSGGLTQYAQKFQGRVTMTRDTSTSTVYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCARETAYYTTKGNWFDPWGQGTL VTVSS42Y073-1A01-100 variable light chain nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 71GACATCCAGATGACCCAGAGCCCTAGCAGCCTGAGCGCCAGCGTGGGAGACAGGGTGACCATCACCTGCAGGGCCAGCCAGTCCATCAGCAGCTACCTGAACTGGTACCAGCAGAAGCCCGGCAAGGCCCCCAAGCTGCTGATCTACGCCGCAAGCTCACTGCAGAGCGGCGTGCCCTCTAGGTTTAGCGGCAGCGGCAGCGGCACCGACTTCACCCTGACCATCAGCAGCCTCCAGCCCGAGGACTTCGCCACCTACTACTGCCAGCAGAGCCTGTACCCCCCCAGGACTTTCGGCGGCGGCACCAAGGTGGAGATTAAG42Y073-1A01-100 variable heavy chain nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 72CAGGTGCAGCTGGTGCAGAGCGGCGCCGAAGTGAAAAAGCCCGGCGCCAGCGTGAAGGTCAGCTGCAAGGCCTCCGGGTACACCTTCACCACCTACAGGATGCACTGGGTGAGGCAGGCCCCCGGCCAGGGCCTCGAGTGGATGGGCATCATCAACCCCAGCGGAGGCCTGACCCAGTACGCCCAGAAGTTCCAGGGCAGGGTGACCATGACAAGGGACACCAGCACCAGCACCGTGTACATGGAGCTGAGCAGCCTGAGGAGCGAGGACACCGCCGTGTATT ACTGCGCAAGGGAGACCGCCTACTACACCACCAAGGGCAACTGGTTCGACCCCTGGGGCCAGGGCACCCTGGTGACCGTGAGCTCT42Y073-1A01-103 variable light chain amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 73DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCRASQSISSYLNWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYAASSLQSGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFATYYCQQSLYPPRTFGGGTKVEIK42Y073-1A01-103 variable heavy chain amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 74QVQLVQSGAEVKKPGASVKVSCKASGYTFTAYQMHWRQAPGQGLEWMGIINPAGGWTSYAQKFQGRVTMTRDTSTSTVYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCARETAYYTTKGNWFDPWGQGT LVTVSS42Y073-1A01-103 variable light chain nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 75GACATCCAGATGACCCAGAGCCCTAGCAGCCTGAGCGCCAGCGTGGGAGACAGGGTGACCATCACCTGCAGGGCCAGCCAGTCCATCAGCAGCTACCTGAACTGGTACCAGCAGAAGCCCGGCAAGGCCCCCAAGCTGCTGATCTACGCCGCAAGCTCACTGCAGAGCGGCGTGCCCTCTAGGTTTAGCGGCAGCGGCAGCGGCACCGACTTCACCCTGACCATCAGCAGCCTCCAGCCCGAGGACTTCGCCACCTACTACTGCCAGCAGAGCCTGTACCCCCCCAGGACTTTCGGCGGCGGCACCAAGGTGGAGATTAAG42Y073-1A01-103 variable heavy chain nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 76CAGGTGCAGCTGGTGCAGAGCGGCGCCGAAGTGAAAAAGCCCGGCGCCAGCGTGAAGGTCAGCTGCAAGGCCTCCGGGTACACCTTCACCGCCTACCAGATGCACTGGGTGAGGCAGGCCCCCGGCCAGGGCCTCGAGTGGATGGGCATCATCAACCCCGCCGGAGGCTGGACCAGCTACGCCCAGAAGTTCCAGGGCAGGGTGACCATGACAAGGGACACCAGCACCAGCACCGTGTACATGGAGCTGAGCAGCCTGAGGAGCGAGGACACCGCCGTGTATTACTGCGCAAGGGAGACCGCCTACTACACCACCAAGGGCAACTGGTTCGACCCCTGGGGCCAGGGCACCCTGGTGACCGTGAGCTCT42Y073-1A01-126 variable light chain amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 77DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCRASQSISSYLNWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYAASSLQSGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFATYYCQQSLYPPRTFGGGTKVEIK42Y073-1A01-126 variable heavy chain amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 78QVQLVQSGAEVKKPGASVKVSCKASGYTFTRYNMHWVRQAPGQGLEWMGWINPAGGSTSYAQKFQGRVTMTRDTSTSTVYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCARETAYYTTKGNWFDPWGQGT LVTVSA42Y073-1A01-126 variable light chain nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 79GACATCCAGATGACCCAGAGCCCTAGCAGCCTGAGCGCCAGCGTGGGAGACAGGGTGACCATCACCTGCAGGGCCAGCCAGTCCATCAGCAGCTACCTGAACTGGTACCAGCAGAAGCCCGGCAAGGCCCCCAAGCTGCTGATCTACGCCGCAAGCTCACTGCAGAGCGGCGTGCCCTCTAGGTTTAGCGGCAGCGGCAGCGGCACCGACTTCACCCTGACCATCAGCAGCCTCCAGCCCGAGGACTTCGCCACCTACTACTGCCAGCAGAGCCTGTACCCCCCCAGGACTTTCGGCGGCGGCACCAAGGTGGAGATTAAG42Y073-1A01-126 variable heavy chain nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 80CAGGTGCAGCTGGTGCAGAGCGGCGCCGAAGTGAAAAAGCCCGGCGCCAGCGTGAAGGTCAGCTGCAAGGCCTCCGGGTACACCTTCACCAGGTACAACATGCACTGGGTGAGGCAGGCCCCCGGCCAGGGCCTCGAGTGGATGGGCTGGATCAACCCCGCCGGAGGCAGCACCAGCTACGCCCAGAAGTTCCAGGGCAGGGTGACCATGACAAGGGACACCAGCACCAGCACCGTGTACATGGAGCTGAGCAGCCTGAGGAGCGAGGACACCGCCGTGTATTACTGCGCAAGGGAGACCGCCTACTACACCACCAAGGGCAACTGGTTCGACCCCTGGGGCCAGGGCACCCTGGTGACCGTGAGCGCC42Y073-1A01-191 variable light chain amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 81DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCRASQSISSYLNWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYAASSLQSGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFATYYCQQSLYPPRTFGGGTKVEIK42Y073-1A01-191 variable heavy chain amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 82QVQLVQSGAEVKKPGASVKVSCKASGYTFTKYRMHWVRQAPGQGLEWMGIINPQGGSTSYAQKFQGRVTMTRDTSTSTVYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCARETAYYTTKGNWFDPWGQGTL VTVSA42Y073-1A01-191 variable light chain nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 83GACATCCAGATGACCCAGAGCCCTAGCAGCCTGAGCGCCAGCGTGGGAGACAGGGTGACCATCACCTGCAGGGCCAGCCAGTCCATCAGCAGCTACCTGAACTGGTACCAGCAGAAGCCCGGCAAGGCCCCCAAGCTGCTGATCTACGCCGCAAGCTCACTGCAGAGCGGCGTGCCCTCTAGGTTTAGCGGCAGCGGCAGCGGCACCGACTTCACCCTGACCATCAGCAGCCTCCAGCCCGAGGACTTCGCCACCTACTACTGCCAGCAGAGCCTGTACCCCCCCAGGACTTTCGGCGGCGGCACCAAGGTGGAGATTAAG42Y073-1A01-191 variable heavy chain nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 84CAGGTGCAGCTGGTGCAGAGCGGCGCCGAAGTGAAAAAGCCCGGCGCCAGCGTGAAGGTCAGCTGCAAGGCCTCCGGGTACACCTTCACCAAGTACAGGATGCACTGGGTGAGGCAGGCCCCCGGCCAGGGCCTCGAGTGGATGGGCATCATCAACCCCCAGGGAGGCAGCACCAGCTACGCCCAGAAGTTCCAGGGCAGGGTGACCATGACAAGGGACACCAGCACCAGCACCGTGTACATGGAGCTGAGCAGCCTGAGGAGCGAGGACACCGCCGTGTATT ACTGCGCAAGGGAGACCGCCTACTACACCACCAAGGGCAACTGGTTCGACCCCTGGGGCCAGGGCACCCTGGTGACCGTGAGCGCC42Y073-86F08-66 variable light chain amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 85DIQLTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCRASQSISSYLNWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYAASSLQSGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFATYYCQQVLHTITFGGGTKVEIK42Y073-86F08-66 variable heavy chain amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 86QVQLVQSGAEVKKPGSSVKVSCKASGGTFVEYAISWVRQAPGQGLEWMGGIIPAFGTAQYAQKFQGRVTITADESTSTAYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCARGAGYYGDKDPMDVWGQGTTVTV SS42Y073-86F08-66 variable light chain nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 87GACATCCAGCTGACCCAGAGCCCTAGCAGCCTGAGCGCCAGCGTGGGAGACAGGGTG ACCATCACCTGCAGGGCCAGCCAGTCCATCAGCAGCTACCTGAACTGGTACCAGCAGAAGCCCGGCAAGG CCCCCAAGCTGCTGATCTACGCCGCAAGCTCACTGCAGAGCGGCGTGCCCTCTAGGTTTAGCGGCAGCGG CAGCGGCACCGACTTCACCCTGACCATCAGCAGCCTCCAGCCCGAGGACTTCGCCACCTACTACTGCCAGCAGGTGCTGCACACCATCACTTTCGGCGGCGGCACCAAGGTGGAGATTAAG42Y073-86F08-66 variable heavy chain nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 88CAGGTGCAGCTGGTGCAGAGCGGCGCAGAGGTGAAAAAGCCCGGCAGCAGCGTGAA GGTGAGCTGCAAGGCCTCCGGCGGGACCTTCGTGGAGTACGCCATCAGCTGGGTGAGGCAGGCTCCCGGAC AGGGCCTGGAGTGGATGGGCGGCATCATCCCCGCCTTCGGCACCGCCCAGTACGCCCAGAAGTTCCAGGG AAGGGTCACCATCACCGCCGACGAGAGCACCAGCACCGCCTACATGGAACTCAGCAGCCTGAGGAGCGAG GACACCGCCGTGTACTATTGCGCCAGGGGAGCCGGCTACTACGGCGACAAGGACCCCATGGACGTGTGGGGCCAGGGCACCAC CGTGACTGTGAGCAGC42Y073-86F08-16 variable light chain amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 89DIQLTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCRASQSISSYLNWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYAASSLQSGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFATYYCQQVLHTITFGGGTKVEIK42Y073-86F08-16 variable heavy chain amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 90QVQLVQSGAEVKKPGSSVKVSCKASGGTFNEYAISWRQAPGQGLEWMGGIVPVFGTAKYAQKFQGRVTITADESTSTAYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCARGAGYYGDKDPMDVWGQGTTVT VSS42Y073-86F08-16 variable light chain nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 91GACATCCAGCTGACCCAGAGCCCTAGCAGCCTGAGCGCCAGCGTGGGAGACAGGGTGACCATCACCTGCAGGGCCAGCCAGTCCATCAGCAGCTACCTGAACTGGTACCAGCAGAAGCCCGGCAAGGCCCCCAAGCTGCTGATCTACGCCGCAAGCTCACTGCAGAGCGGCGTGCCCTCTAGGTTTAGCGGCAGCGGCAGCGGCACCGACTTCACCCTGACCATCAGCAGCCTCCAGCCCGAGGACTTCGCCACCTACTACTGCCAGCAGGTGCTGCACACCATCACTTTCGGCGGCGGCACCAAGGTGGAGATTAAG42Y073-86F08-16 variable heavy chain nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 92CAGGTGCAGCTGGTGCAGAGCGGCGCCGAGGTGAAAAAGCCCGGCAGCAGCGTGAAGGTGAGCTGCAAGGCCTCCGGCGGGACCTTCAACGAGTACGCCATCAGCTGGGTGAGGCAGGCTCCCGGACAGGGCCTGGAGTGGATGGGCGGCATCGTGCCCGTGTTCGGCACCGCCAAGTACGCCCAGAAGTTCCAGGGAAGGGTCACCATCACCGCCGACGAGAGCACCAGCACCGCCTACATGGAACTCAGCAGCCTGAGGAGCGAGGACACCGCCGTGTACTATTGCGCCAGGGGCGCCGGCTACTACGGCGACAAGGACCCCATGGACGTGTGGGGCCAGGGCACCACCGTGACTGTGAGCAGC42Y073-86F04-23 variable light chain amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 93DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCRASQSISSYLNWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYAASSLQSGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFATYYCQQPYFSPPTFGGGTKVEIK42Y073-86F04-23 variable heavy chain amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 94QVQLVQSGAEVKKPGSSVKVSCKASGGTFSGYPISWRQAPGQGLEWMGGIIPIMGTARYAQKFQGRVTITADESTSTAYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCARLLGESGMDVWGQGTTVTVSS42Y073-86F04-23 variable light chain nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 95GACATCCAGATGACCCAGAGCCCTAGCAGCCTGAGCGCCAGCGTGGGAGACAGGGTGACCATCACCTGCAGGGCCAGCCAGTCCATCAGCAGCTACCTGAACTGGTACCAGCAGAAGCCCGGCAAGGCCCCCAAGCTGCTGATCTACGCCGCAAGCTCACTGCAGAGCGGCGTGCCCTCTAGGTTTAGCGGCAGCGGCAGCGGCACCGACTTCACCCTGACCATCAGCAGCCTCCAGCCCGAGGACTTCGCCACCTACTACTGCCAGCAGCCCTACTTCAGCCCCCCCACTTTCGGCGGCGGCACCAAGGTGGAGATTAAG42Y073-86F04-23 variable heavy chain nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 96CAGGTGCAGCTGGTGCAGAGCGGCGCCGAGGTGAAAAAGCCCGGCAGCAGCGTGAAGGTGAGCTGCAAGGCCTCCGGCGGGACCTTCAGCGGCTACCCCATCAGCTGGGTGAGGCAGGCTCCCGGACAGGGCCTGGAGTGGATGGGCGGCATCATCCCCATTATGGGCACCGCCAGGTACGCCCAGAAGTTCCAGGGAAGGGTCACCATCACCGCCGACGAGAGCACCAGCACCGCCTACATGGAACTCAGCAGCCTGAGGAGCGAGGACACCGCCGTGTACTATTGCGCCAGGCTGCTGGGCGAGAGCGGCATGGACGTGTGGGGCCAGGGCACCACCG TGACTGTGAGCAGCCDRL1 amino acid sequence 1 SEQ ID NO: 97 RASQSISSYLNCDRL1 amino acid sequence 2 SEQ ID NO: 98 RASQSVSSYLACDRL2 amino acid sequence 1 SEQ ID NO: 99 AASSLQSCDRL2 amino acid sequence 2 SEQ ID NO: 100 DASKRATCDRL3 amino acid sequence 1 SEQ ID NO: 101 QQVLHTITCDRL3 amino acid sequence 2 SEQ ID NO: 102 QQPYFSPPTCDRL3 amino acid sequence 3 SEQ ID NO: 103 QQLDNWPITCDRL3 amino acid sequence 4 SEQ ID NO: 104 QQSLYPPRTCDRH1 amino acid sequence 1 SEQ ID NO: 105 SYAISCDRH1 amino acid sequence 2 SEQ ID NO: 106 YNAISCDRH1 amino acid sequence 3 SEQ ID NO: 107 SEAISCDRH1 amino acid sequence 4 SEQ ID NO: 108 SHAISCDRH1 amino acid sequence 5 SEQ ID NO: 109 GHAISCDRH1 amino acid sequence 6 SEQ ID NO: 110 SRAISCDRH1 amino acid sequence 7 SEQ ID NO: 111 SSAISCDRH1 amino acid sequence 8 SEQ ID NO: 112 NYAISCDRH1 amino acid sequence 9 SEQ ID NO: 113 EYAIHCDRH1 amino acid sequence 10 SEQ ID NO: 114 LYAISCDRH1 amino acid sequence 11 SEQ ID NO: 115 EYAISCDRH1 amino acid sequence 12 SEQ ID NO: 116 SYAMHCDRH1 amino acid sequence 13 SEQ ID NO: 117 QYAIHCDRH1 amino acid sequence 14 SEQ ID NO: 118 RYYWSCDRH1 amino acid sequence 15 SEQ ID NO: 119 SYPMHCDRH1 amino acid sequence 16 SEQ ID NO: 120 RAAMHCDRH1 amino acid sequence 17 SEQ ID NO: 121 TYRMHCDRH1 amino acid sequence 18 SEQ ID NO: 122 AYQMHCDRH1 amino acid sequence 19 SEQ ID NO: 123 RYNMHCDRH1 amino acid sequence 20 SEQ ID NO: 124 KYRMHCDRH1 amino acid sequence 21 SEQ ID NO: 125 GYPISCDRH2 amino acid sequence 1 SEQ ID NO: 126 GIIPIFGTASYAQKFQGCDRH2 amino acid sequence 2 SEQ ID NO: 127 GIIPIMGTARYAQKFQGCDRH2 amino acid sequence 3 SEQ ID NO: 128 GIIPIFGRARYAQKFQGCDRH2 amino acid sequence 4 SEQ ID NO: 129 GIIPIFGRGKYAQKFQGCDRH2 amino acid sequence 5 SEQ ID NO: 130 GILPIFGRANYAQKFQGCDRH2 amino acid sequence 6 SEQ ID NO: 131 GIIPIFGRANYAQKFQGCDRH2 amino acid sequence 7 SEQ ID NO: 132 GIIPALGTANYAQKFQGCDRH2 amino acid sequence 8 SEQ ID NO: 133 NIIPIFGTAGYAQKFQGCDRH2 amino acid sequence 9 SEQ ID NO: 134 GIIPQLGTANYAQKFQGCDRH2 amino acid sequence 10 SEQ ID NO: 135 GIIPVFGTANYAQKFQGCDRH2 amino acid sequence 11 SEQ ID NO: 136 GIIPIFGTAWYAQKFQGCDRH2 amino acid sequence 12 SEQ ID NO: 137 VIIPIFGKANYAQKFQGCDRH2 amino acid sequence 13 SEQ ID NO: 138 EIDGWGSTNYNPSLKSCDRH2 amino acid sequence 14 SEQ ID NO: 139 IINPSGGFTSYAQKFQGCDRH2 amino acid sequence 15 SEQ ID NO: 140 IINPAGGYTSYAQKFQGCDRH2 amino acid sequence 16 SEQ ID NO: 141 IINPSGGLTQYAQKFQGCDRH2 amino acid sequence 17 SEQ ID NO: 142 IINPAGGWTSYAQKFQGCDRH2 amino acid sequence 18 SEQ ID NO: 143 WINPAGGSTSYAQKFQGCDRH2 amino acid sequence 19 SEQ ID NO: 144 IINPQGGSTSYAQKFQGCDRH2 amino acid sequence 20 SEQ ID NO: 145 GIIPAFGTAQYAQKFQGCDRH2 amino acid sequence 21 SEQ ID NO: 146 GIVPVFGTAKYAQKFQGCDRH3 amino acid sequence 1 SEQ ID NO: 147 GAGYYGDKDPMDVCDRH3 amino acid sequence 2 SEQ ID NO: 148 LLGESGMDVCDRH3 amino acid sequence 3 SEQ ID NO: 149 GGSVDFWSGSDYYYYMDVCDRH3 amino acid sequence 4 SEQ ID NO: 150 ETAYYTTKGNWFDPPD-1 antagonist CDRH1 SEQ ID NO: 151 SYDMS PD-1 antagonist CDRH2SEQ ID NO: 152 TISGGGSYTYYQDSVKG PD-1 antagonist CDRH3 SEQ ID NO: 153PYYAMDY PD-1 antagonist CDRL1 SEQ ID NO: 154 KASQDVGTAVAPD-1 antagonist CDRL2 SEQ ID NO: 155 WASTLHT PD-1 antagonist CDRH3SEQ ID NO: 156 QHYSSYPWT PD-1 antagonist alternative CDRL3SEQ ID NO: 157 QHYNSYPWT PD-1 antagonist heavy chain variable regionSEQ ID NO: 158EVQLLESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFSSYDMSWVRQAPGKGLEWSTISGGGSYTYYQDSVKGRFTISRDNSKNTLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCASPYYAMDYWGQGTTVTVSSPD-1 antagonist light chain variable region SEQ ID NO: 159DIQLTQSPSFLSAYVGDRVTITCKASQDVGTAVAWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYWASTLHTGVPSRFSGSGSGTEFTLTISSLQPEDFATYYCQHYSSYPWTFGQGTKLEIKPD-1 antagonist monoclonal antibody heavy chain SEQ ID NO: 160EVQLLESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFSSYDMSWVRQAPGKGLEWVSTISGGGSYTYYQDSVKGRFTISRDNSKNTLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCASPYYAMDYWGQGTTVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPCSRSTSESTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTKTYTCNVDHKPSNTKVDKRVESKYGPPCPPCPAPEFLGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSQEDPEVQFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQFNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKGLPSSIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSQEEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSRLTVDKSRWQEGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSLGK PD-1 antagonist monoclonal antibody light chainSEQ ID NO: 161DIQLTQSPSFLSAYVGDRVTITCKASQDVGTAVAWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYWASTLHTGVPSRFSGSGSGTEFTLTISSLQPEDFATYYCQHYSSYPWTFGQGTKLEIKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGECPD-1 antagonist heavy chain sequence with N380D modification SEQ NO: 162EVQLLESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFSSYDMSWVRQAPGKGLEWSTISGGGSYTYYQDSVKGRFTISRDNSKNTLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCASPYYAMDYWGQGTTVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPCSRSTSESTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTKTYTCNVDHKPSNTKVDKRVESKYGPPCPPCPAPEFLGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSQEDPEVQFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQFNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKGLPSSIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSQEEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESDGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSRLTVDKSRWQEGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSLGKPD-1 antagonist light chain sequence with N385D modification SEQ NO: 163EVQLLESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFSSYDMSWVRQAPGKGLEWVSTISGGGSYTYYQDSVKGRFTISRDNSKNTLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCASPYYAMDYWGQGTTVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPCSRSTSESTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTKTYTCNVDHKPSNTKVDKRVESKYGPPCPPCPAPEFLGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSQEDPEVQFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQFNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKGLPSSIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSQEEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPEDNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSRLTVDKSRWQEGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSLGKPD-1 antagonist heavy chain sequence with N380D and N385D modificationsSEQ NO: 164 EVQLLESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFSSYDMSWVRQAPGKGLEWSTISGGGSYTYYQDSVKGRFTISRDNSKNTLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCASPYYAMDYWGQGTTVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPCSRSTSESTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTKTYTCNVDHKPSNTKVDKRVESKYGPPCPPCPAPEFLGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSQEDPEVQFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQFNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKGLPSSIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSQEEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESDGQPEDNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSRLTVDKSRWQEGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSLGK42Y073-86F08-66 full length heavy chain amino acid sequenceSEQ ID NO: 165QVQLVQSGAEVKKPGSSVKVSCKASGGTFVEYAISWVRQAPGQGLEWMGGIIPAFGTAQYAQKFQGRVTITADESTSTAYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCARGAGYYGDKDPMDVWGQGTTVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKKVEPKSCDKTHTCPPCPAPELLGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALPAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSRDELTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSPGK42Y073-86F08-66 full length light chain amino acid sequenceSEQ ID NO: 166DIQLTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCRASQSISSYLNWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYAASSLQSGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFATYYCQQVLHTITFGGGTKVEIKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGEC42Y073-86F08-66 full length heavy chain DNA sequence SEQ ID NO: 167CAGGTGCAGCTGGTGCAGAGCGGCGCAGAGGTGAAAAAGCCCGGCAGCAGCGTGAAGGTGAGCTGCAAGGCCTCCGGCGGGACCTTCGTGGAGTACGCCATCAGCTGGGTGAGGCAGGCTCCCGGACAGGGCCTGGAGTGGATGGGCGGCATCATCCCCGCCTTCGGCACCGCCCAGTACGCCCAGAAGTTCCAGGGAAGGGTCACCATCACCGCCGACGAGAGCACCAGCACCGCCTACATGGAACTCAGCAGCCTGAGGAGCGAGGACACCGCCGTGTACTATTGCGCCAGGGGAGCCGGCTACTACGGCGACAAGGACCCCATGGACGTGTGGGGCCAGGGCACCACCGTGACTGTGAGCAGCGCCAGCACCAAGGGCCCCAGCGTGTTCCCCCTGGCCCCCAGCAGCAAGAGCACCAGCGGCGGCACAGCCGCCCTGGGCTGCCTGGTGAAGGACTACTTCCCCGAGCCCGTGACCGTGTCCTGGAACAGCGGAGCCCTGACCAGCGGCGTGCACACCTTCCCCGCCGTGCTGCAGAGCAGCGGCCTGTACAGCCTGAGCAGCGTGGTGACCGTGCCCAGCAGCAGCCTGGGCACCCAGACCTACATCTGTAACGTGAACCACAAGCCCAGCAACACCAAGGTGGACAAGAAGGTGGAGCCCAAGAGCTGTGACAAGACCCACACCTGCCCCCCCTGCCCTGCCCCCGAGCTGCTGGGAGGCCCCAGCGTGTTCCTGTTCCCCCCCAAGCCTAAGGACACCCTGATGATCAGCAGAACCCCCGAGGTGACCTGTGTGGTGGTGGATGTGAGCCACGAGGACCCTGAGGTGAAGTTCAACTGGTACGTGGACGGCGTGGAGGTGCACAATGCCAAGACCAAGCCCAGGGAGGAGCAGTACAACAGCACCTACCGGGTGGTGTCCGTGCTGACCGTGCTGCACCAGGATTGGCTGAACGGCAAGGAGTACAAGTGTAAGGTGTCCAACAAGGCCCTGCCTGCCCCTATCGAGAAAACCATCAGCAAGGCCAAGGGCCAGCCCAGAGAGCCCCAGGTGTACACCCTGCCCCCTAGCAGAGATGAGCTGACCAAGAACCAGGTGTCCCTGACCTGCCTGGTGAAGGGCTTCTACCCCAGCGACATCGCCGTGGAGTGGGAGAGCAACGGCCAGCCCGAGAACAACTACAAGACCACCCCCCCTGTGCTGGACAGCGATGGCAGCTTCTTCCTGTACAGCAAGCTGACCGTGGACAAGAGCAGATGGCAGCAGGGCAACGTGTTCAGCTGCTCCGTGATGCACGAGGCCCTGCACAATCACTACACCCAGAAGAGCCTGAGCCTGTCCCCTGGCAAG42Y073-86F08-66 full length light chain DNA sequence SEQ ID NO: 168GACATCCAGCTGACCCAGAGCCCTAGCAGCCTGAGCGCCAGCGTGGGAGACAGGGTGACCATCACCTGCAGGGCCAGCCAGTCCATCAGCAGCTACCTGAACTGGTACCAGCAGAAGCCCGGCAAGGCCCCCAAGCTGCTGATCTACGCCGCAAGCTCACTGCAGAGCGGCGTGCCCTCTAGGTTTAGCGGCAGCGGCAGCGGCACCGACTTCACCCTGACCATCAGCAGCCTCCAGCCCGAGGACTTCGCCACCTACTACTGCCAGCAGGTGCTGCACACCATCACTTTCGGCGGCGGCACCAAGGTGGAGATTAAGCGTACGGTGGCCGCCCCCAGCGTGTTCATCTTCCCCCCCAGCGATGAGCAGCTGAAGAGCGGCACCGCCAGCGTGGTGTGTCTGCTGAACAACTTCTACCCCCGGGAGGCCAAGGTGCAGTGGAAGGTGGACAATGCCCTGCAGAGCGGCAACAGCCAGGAGAGCGTGACCGAGCAGGACAGCAAGGACTCCACCTACAGCCTGAGCAGCACCCTGACCCTGAGCAAGGCCGACTACGAGAAGCACAAGGTGTACGCCTGTGAGGTGACCCACCAGGGCCTGTCCAGCCCCGTGACCAAGAGCTTCAACCG GGGCGAGTGC42Y073-86F08-16 full length light chain amino acid sequenceSEQ ID NO: 169DIQLTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCRASQSISSYLNWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYAASSLQSGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFATYYCQQVLHTITFGGGTKVEIKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGEC42Y073-86F08-16 full length heavy chain amino acid sequenceSEQ ID NO: 170QVQLVQSGAEVKKPGSSVKVSCKASGGTFNEYAISWRQAPGQGLEWMGGIVPVFGTAKYAQKFQGRVTITADESTSTAYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCARGAGYYGDKDPMDVWGQGTTVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKKVEPKSCDKTHTCPPCPAPELLGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALPAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSRDELTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSPGK42Y073-86F08-16 full length light chain DNA sequence SEQ ID NO: 171GACATCCAGCTGACCCAGAGCCCTAGCAGCCTGAGCGCCAGCGTGGGAGACAGGGTGACCATCACCTGCAGGGCCAGCCAGTCCATCAGCAGCTACCTGAACTGGTACCAGCAGAAGCCCGGCAAGGCCCCCAAGCTGCTGATCTACGCCGCAAGCTCACTGCAGAGCGGCGTGCCCTCTAGGTTTAGCGGCAGCGGCAGCGGCACCGACTTCACCCTGACCATCAGCAGCCTCCAGCCCGAGGACTTCGCCACCTACTACTGCCAGCAGGTGCTGCACACCATCACTTTCGGCGGCGGCACCAAGGTGGAGATTAAGCGTACGGTGGCCGCCCCCAGCGTGTTCATCTTCCCCCCCAGCGATGAGCAGCTGAAGAGCGGCACCGCCAGCGTGGTGTGTCTGCTGAACAACTTCTACCCCCGGGAGGCCAAGGTGCAGTGGAAGGTGGACAATGCCCTGCAGAGCGGCAACAGCCAGGAGAGCGTGACCGAGCAGGACAGCAAGGACTCCACCTACAGCCTGAGCAGCACCCTGACCCTGAGCAAGGCCGACTACGAGAAGCACAAGGTGTACGCCTGTGAGGTGACCCACCAGGGCCTGTCCAGCCCCGTGACCAAGAGCTTCAACCGGGGCGAGTGC42Y073-86F08-16 full length heavy chain DNA sequence SEQ ID NO: 172CAGGTGCAGCTGGTGCAGAGCGGCGCCGAGGTGAAAAAGCCCGGCAGCAGCGTGAAGGTGAGCTGCAAGGCCTCCGGCGGGACCTTCAACGAGTACGCCATCAGCTGGGTGAGGCAGGCTCCCGGACAGGGCCTGGAGTGGATGGGCGGCATCGTGCCCGTGTTCGGCACCGCCAAGTACGCCCAGAAGTTCCAGGGAAGGGTCACCATCACCGCCGACGAGAGCACCAGCACCGCCTACATGGAACTCAGCAGCCTGAGGAGCGAGGACACCGCCGTGTACTATTGCGCCAGGGGCGCCGGCTACTACGGCGACAAGGACCCCATGGACGTGTGGGGCCAGGGCACCACCGTGACTGTGAGCAGCGCCAGCACCAAGGGCCCCAGCGTGTTCCCCCTGGCCCCCAGCAGCAAGAGCACCAGCGGCGGCACAGCCGCCCTGGGCTGCCTGGTGAAGGACTACTTCCCCGAGCCCGTGACCGTGTCCTGGAACAGCGGAGCCCTGACCAGCGGCGTGCACACCTTCCCCGCCGTGCTGCAGAGCAGCGGCCTGTACAGCCTGAGCAGCGTGGTGACCGTGCCCAGCAGCAGCCTGGGCACCCAGACCTACATCTGTAACGTGAACCACAAGCCCAGCAACACCAAGGTGGACAAGAAGGTGGAGCCCAAGAGCTGTGACAAGACCCACACCTGCCCCCCCTGCCCTGCCCCCGAGCTGCTGGGAGGCCCCAGCGTGTTCCTGTTCCCCCCCAAGCCTAAGGACACCCTGATGATCAGCAGAACCCCCGAGGTGACCTGTGTGGTGGTGGATGTGAGCCACGAGGACCCTGAGGTGAAGTTCAACTGGTACGTGGACGGCGTGGAGGTGCACAATGCCAAGACCAAGCCCAGGGAGGAGCAGTACAACAGCACCTACCGGGTGGTGTCCGTGCTGACCGTGCTGCACCAGGATTGGCTGAACGGCAAGGAGTACAAGTGTAAGGTGTCCAACAAGGCCCTGCCTGCCCCTATCGAGAAAACCATCAGCAAGGCCAAGGGCCAGCCCAGAGAGCCCCAGGTGTACACCCTGCCCCCTAGCAGAGATGAGCTGACCAAGAACCAGGTGTCCCTGACCTGCCTGGTGAAGGGCTTCTACCCCAGCGACATCGCCGTGGAGTGGGAGAGCAACGGCCAGCCCGAGAACAACTACAAGACCACCCCCCCTGTGCTGGACAGCGATGGCAGCTTCTTCCTGTACAGCAAGCTGACCGTGGACAAGAGCAGATGGCAGCAGGGCAACGTGTTCAGCTGCTCCGTGATGCACGAGGCCCTGCACAATCACTACACCCAGAAGAGCCTGAGCCTGTCCCCTGGCAAG42Y073-86F04-23 full length light chain amino acid sequenceSEQ ID NO: 173DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCRASQSISSYLNWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYAASSLQSGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFATYYCQQPYFSPPTFGGGTKVEIKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGEC42Y073-86F04-23 full length Heavy chain amino acid sequenceSEQ ID NO: 174QVQLVQSGAEVKKPGSSVKVSCKASGGTFSGYPISWVRQAPGQGLEWMGGIIPIMGTARYAQKFQGRVTITADESTSTAYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCARLLGESGMDVWGQGTTVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKKVEPKSCDKTHTCPPCPAPELLGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALPAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSRDELTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSPGK42Y073-86F04-23 full length Light chain DNA sequence SEQ ID NO: 175GACATCCAGATGACCCAGAGCCCTAGCAGCCTGAGCGCCAGCGTGGGAGACAGGGTGACCATCACCTGCAGGGCCAGCCAGTCCATCAGCAGCTACCTGAACTGGTACCAGCAGAAGCCCGGCAAGGCCCCCAAGCTGCTGATCTACGCCGCAAGCTCACTGCAGAGCGGCGTGCCCTCTAGGTTTAGCGGCAGCGGCAGCGGCACCGACTTCACCCTGACCATCAGCAGCCTCCAGCCCGAGGACTTCGCCACCTACTACTGCCAGCAGCCCTACTTCAGCCCCCCCACTTTCGGCGGCGGCACCAAGGTGGAGATTAAGCGTACGGTGGCCGCCCCCAGCGTGTTCATCTTCCCCCCCAGCGATGAGCAGCTGAAGAGCGGCACCGCCAGCGTGGTGTGTCTGCTGAACAACTTCTACCCCCGGGAGGCCAAGGTGCAGTGGAAGGTGGACAATGCCCTGCAGAGCGGCAACAGCCAGGAGAGCGTGACCGAGCAGGACAGCAAGGACTCCACCTACAGCCTGAGCAGCACCCTGACCCTGAGCAAGGCCGACTACGAGAAGCACAAGGTGTACGCCTGTGAGGTGACCCACCAGGGCCTGTCCAGCCCCGTGACCAAGAGCTTCAACCGGGGCGAGTGC 42Y073-86F04-23 full length Heavy chain DNA sequenceSEQ ID NO: 176 CAGGTGCAGCTGGTGCAGAGCGGCGCCGAGGTGAAAAAGCCCGGCAGCAGCGTGAAGGTGAGCTGCAAGGCCTCCGGCGGGACCTTCAGCGGCTACCCCATCAGCTGGGTGAGGCAGGCTCCCGGACAGGGCCTGGAGTGGATGGGCGGCATCATCCCCATTATGGGCACCGCCAGGTACGCCCAGAAGTTCCAGGGAAGGGTCACCATCACCGCCGACGAGAGCACCAGCACCGCCTACATGGAACTCAGCAGCCTGAGGAGCGAGGACACCGCCGTGTACTATTGCGCCAGGCTGCTGGGCGAGAGCGGCATGGACGTGTGGGGCCAGGGCACCACCGTGACTGTGAGCAGCGCCAGCACCAAGGGCCCCAGCGTGTTCCCCCTGGCCCCCAGCAGCAAGAGCACCAGCGGCGGCACAGCCGCCCTGGGCTGCCTGGTGAAGGACTACTTCCCCGAGCCCGTGACCGTGTCCTGGAACAGCGGAGCCCTGACCAGCGGCGTGCACACCTTCCCCGCCGTGCTGCAGAGCAGCGGCCTGTACAGCCTGAGCAGCGTGGTGACCGTGCCCAGCAGCAGCCTGGGCACCCAGACCTACATCTGTAACGTGAACCACAAGCCCAGCAACACCAAGGTGGACAAGAAGGTGGAGCCCAAGAGCTGTGACAAGACCCACACCTGCCCCCCCTGCCCTGCCCCCGAGCTGCTGGGAGGCCCCAGCGTGTTCCTGTTCCCCCCCAAGCCTAAGGACACCCTGATGATCAGCAGAACCCCCGAGGTGACCTGTGTGGTGGTGGATGTGAGCCACGAGGACCCTGAGGTGAAGTTCAACTGGTACGTGGACGGCGTGGAGGTGCACAATGCCAAGACCAAGCCCAGGGAGGAGCAGTACAACAGCACCTACCGGGTGGTGTCCGTGCTGACCGTGCTGCACCAGGATTGGCTGAACGGCAAGGAGTACAAGTGTAAGGTGTCCAACAAGGCCCTGCCTGCCCCTATCGAGAAAACCATCAGCAAGGCCAAGGGCCAGCCCAGAGAGCCCCAGGTGTACACCCTGCCCCCTAGCAGAGATGAGCTGACCAAGAACCAGGTGTCCCTGACCTGCCTGGTGAAGGGCTTCTACCCCAGCGACATCGCCGTGGAGTGGGAGAGCAACGGCCAGCCCGAGAACAACTACAAGACCACCCCCCCTGTGCTGGACAGCGATGGCAGCTTCTTCCTGTACAGCAAGCTGACCGTGGACAAGAGCAGATGGCAGCAGGGCAACGTGTTCAGCTGCTCCGTGATGCACGAGGCCCTGCACAATCACTACACCCAGAAGAGCCTGAGCCTGTCCCCTGGCAAGCD155-fc amino acid sequence used in examples (sequence in bold type isthe mature CD155 ECD (extracellular domain) without leader sequence, theremainder is the human lgG1 Fc region) SEQ ID NO: 177WPPPGTGDVVVQAPTQVPGFLGDSVTLPCYLQVPNMEVTHVSQLTWARHGESGSMAVFHQTQGPSYSESKRLEFVAARLGAELRNASLRMFGLRVEDEGNYTCLFVTFPQGSRSVDIWLRVLAKPQNTAEVQKVQLTGEPVPMARCVSTGGRPPAQITWHSDLGGMPNTSQVPGFLSGTVTVTSLWILVPSSQVDGKNVTCKVEHESFEKPQLLTVNLTVYYPPEVSISGYDNNWYLGQNEATLTCDARSNPEPTGYNWSTTMGPLPPFAVAQGAQLLIRPVDKPINTTLICNVTNALGARQAELTVQVKEGPPSEHSGISRNSGENLYFQGDPKSCDKTHTCPPCPAPELLGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALPAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSRDELTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSPGKCD155 amino acid sequence (native leader sequence is underlined andtransmembrane and cytoplasmic portion is in bold type) SEQ ID NO: 178MARAMAAAWPLLLVALLVLSWPPPGTGDVVVQAPTQVPGFLGDSVTLPCYLQVPNMEVTHVSQLTWARHGESGSMAVFHQTQGPSYSESKRLEFVAARLGAELRNASLRMFGLRVEDEGNYTCLFVTFPQGSRSVDIWLRVLAKPQNTAEVQKVQLTGEPVPMARCVSTGGRPPAQITWHSDLGGMPNTSQVPGFLSGTVTVTSLWILVPSSQVDGKNVTCKVEHESFEKPQLLTVNLTVYYPPEVSISGYDNNWYLGQNEATLTCDARSNPEPTGYNWSTTMGPLPPFAVAQGAQLLIRPVDKPINTTLICNVTNALGARQAELTVQVKEGPPSEHSGISRNAIIFLVLGILVFLILLGIGIYFYWSKCSREVLWHCHLCPSSTEHASASANGHVSYSAVSRENSSSQDPQTEGTRHuman IgG1 Fc region amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 179ASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKKVEPKSCDKTHTCPPCPAPELLGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALPAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSRDELTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSPGK Human IgG1 Fc region nucleic acid sequenceSEQ ID NO: 180 GCCAGCACCAAGGGCCCCAGCGTGTTCCCCCTGGCCCCCAGCAGCAAGAGCACCAGCGGCGGCACAGCCGCCCTGGGCTGCCTGGTGAAGGACTACTTCCCCGAGCCCGTGACCGTGTCCTGGAACAGCGGAGCCCTGACCAGCGGCGTGCACACCTTCCCCGCCGTGCTGCAGAGCAGCGGCCTGTACAGCCTGAGCAGCGTGGTGACCGTGCCCAGCAGCAGCCTGGGCACCCAGACCTACATCTGTAACGTGAACCACAAGCCCAGCAACACCAAGGTGGACAAGAAGGTGGAGCCCAAGAGCTGTGACAAGACCCACACCTGCCCCCCCTGCCCTGCCCCCGAGCTGCTGGGAGGCCCCAGCGTGTTCCTGTTCCCCCCCAAGCCTAAGGACACCCTGATGATCAGCAGAACCCCCGAGGTGACCTGTGTGGTGGTGGATGTGAGCCACGAGGACCCTGAGGTGAAGTTCAACTGGTACGTGGACGGCGTGGAGGTGCACAATGCCAAGACCAAGCCCAGGGAGGAGCAGTACAACAGCACCTACCGGGTGGTGTCCGTGCTGACCGTGCTGCACCAGGATTGGCTGAACGGCAAGGAGTACAAGTGTAAGGTGTCCAACAAGGCCCTGCCTGCCCCTATCGAGAAAACCATCAGCAAGGCCAAGGGCCAGCCCAGAGAGCCCCAGGTGTACACCCTGCCCCCTAGCAGAGATGAGCTGACCAAGAACCAGGTGTCCCTGACCTGCCTGGTGAAGGGCTTCTACCCCAGCGACATCGCCGTGGAGTGGGAGAGCAACGGCCAGCCCGAGAACAACTACAAGACCACCCCCCCTGTGCTGGACAGCGATGGCAGCTTCTTCCTGTACAGCAAGCTGACCGTGGACAAGAGCAGATGGCAGCAGGGCAACGTGTTCAGCTGCTCCGTGATGCACGAGGCCCTGCACAATCACTACACCCAGAAGAGCCTGAGCCTGTCCCCTGGCAAG

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 42. A method for the treatment of a cancer in a humanin need thereof, the method comprising administering to the human atherapeutically effective amount of an antibody or an antigen bindingfragment thereof that specifically binds to CD96, wherein the antibodyor an antigen binding fragment thereof comprises: CDRH1 of SEQ ID NO:115; CDRH2 of SEQ ID NO: 145; CDRH3 of SEQ ID NO: 147; CDRL1 of SEQ IDNO: 97; CDRL2 of SEQ ID NO: 99; and CDRL3 of SEQ ID NO:
 101. 43. Themethod according to claim 42, wherein the cancer is liver cancer,ovarian cancer, non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), renal cancer, coloncancer, colorectal cancer, bladder cancer, or head and necksquamous-cell carcinoma (HNSCC).
 44. The method according to claim 43,wherein the cancer is non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
 45. The methodaccording to claim 42, wherein the antibody or an antigen bindingfragment thereof comprises: a VH region that is at least 90% identicalto SEQ ID NO: 86; and a VL region that is at least 90% identical to SEQID NO:
 85. 46. The method according to claim 42, wherein the antibody oran antigen binding fragment thereof comprises: a VH region that is 100%identical to SEQ ID NO: 86; and a VL region that is 100% identical toSEQ ID NO:
 85. 47. The method according to claim 42, wherein theantibody or an antigen binding fragment thereof comprises a humanizedsequence or a chimeric sequence.
 48. The method according to claim 42,wherein the antibody or an antigen binding fragment thereof is amonoclonal antibody.
 49. The method according to claim 46, wherein theantibody or an antigen binding fragment thereof is a monoclonalantibody.
 50. The method according to claim 48, wherein the antibodyfurther comprises a human wild-type IgG1 Fc domain.
 51. The methodaccording to claim 49, wherein the antibody further comprises a humanwild-type IgG1 Fc domain.
 52. A method for the treatment of a cancer ina human in need thereof, the method comprising administering to thehuman a therapeutically effective amount of a pharmaceutical compositioncomprising the CD96 binding protein according to claim 42, and apharmaceutically acceptable excipient.
 53. A method for the treatment ofa cancer in a human in need thereof, the method comprising administeringto the human a therapeutically effective amount of a pharmaceuticalcomposition comprising the antibody or an antigen binding fragmentthereof according to claim 45, and a pharmaceutically acceptableexcipient.
 54. A method for the treatment of a cancer in a human in needthereof, the method comprising administering to the human atherapeutically effective amount of a pharmaceutical compositioncomprising the antibody or an antigen binding fragment thereof accordingto claim 46, and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.